Sam Sax (poet)

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Sam Sax (poet)

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Before publishing a full-length collection, Sax published several chapbooks, including ''A Guide to Undressing Your Monsters'', ''Sad Boy / Detective'', ''Straight'', and ''All the Rage''.{{cite web |title=Sam Sax |url=https://blacklawrencepress.com/authors/sam-sax/ |publisher=Black Lawrence Press |access-date=April 25, 2026}}{{cite web |title=STRAIGHT by sam sax |url=https://www.diodeeditions.com/product-page/straight-by-sam-sax |publisher=Diode Editions |access-date=April 25, 2026}}{{cite web |title=All the Rage by sam sax |url=https://siblingrivalrypress.bigcartel.com/product/all-the-rage-by-sam-sax |publisher=Sibling Rivalry Press |access-date=April 25, 2026}}
Before publishing a full-length collection, Sax published several chapbooks, including ''A Guide to Undressing Your Monsters'', ''Sad Boy / Detective'', ''Straight'', and ''All the Rage''.{{cite web |title=Sam Sax |url=https://blacklawrencepress.com/authors/sam-sax/ |publisher=Black Lawrence Press |access-date=April 25, 2026}}{{cite web |title=STRAIGHT by sam sax |url=https://www.diodeeditions.com/product-page/straight-by-sam-sax |publisher=Diode Editions |access-date=April 25, 2026}}{{cite web |title=All the Rage by sam sax |url=https://siblingrivalrypress.bigcartel.com/product/all-the-rage-by-sam-sax |publisher=Sibling Rivalry Press |access-date=April 25, 2026}}


Sax's first full-length poetry collection, ''Madness'', was published by [[Penguin Books]] in 2017 after it was selected by [[Terrance Hayes]] for the National Poetry Series.{{cite web |title=Madness by Sam Sax |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555404/madness-by-sam-sax/ |publisher=Penguin Random House |access-date=April 25, 2026}}{{cite web |title=Madness |url=https://nationalpoetryseries.org/books/madness/ |website=National Poetry Series |access-date=April 25, 2026}} ''Publishers Weekly'' described the collection as addressing mental health, family, the Holocaust, and the AIDS crisis, while noting that some poems could lose focus.{{cite magazine |title=Madness |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780143131700 |magazine=Publishers Weekly |date=September 18, 2017 |access-date=April 25, 2026}} In the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', Diana Whitney wrote that the collection uses the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' to examine medical and social classifications of sexuality and sanity.{{cite news |last=Whitney |first=Diana |title=Poetry by sam sax, Stephanie Burt and Gabrielle Calvocoressi |url=https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Poetry-by-sam-sax-Stephanie-Burt-and-Gabrielle-12340206.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |via=SFGate |date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=April 25, 2026}}
Sax's first full-length collection, ''Madness'', was published by [[Penguin Books]] in 2017 after it was selected by [[Terrance Hayes]] for the National Poetry Series.{{cite web |title=Madness by Sam Sax |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555404/madness-by-sam-sax/ |publisher=Penguin Random House |access-date=April 25, 2026}}{{cite web |title=Madness |url=https://nationalpoetryseries.org/books/madness/ |website=National Poetry Series |access-date=April 25, 2026}} ''Publishers Weekly'' described the collection as addressing mental health, family, the Holocaust, and the AIDS crisis, while noting that some poems could lose focus.{{cite magazine |title=Madness |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780143131700 |magazine=Publishers Weekly |date=September 18, 2017 |access-date=April 25, 2026}} In the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', Diana Whitney wrote that the collection uses the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' to examine medical and social classifications of sexuality and sanity.{{cite news |last=Whitney |first=Diana |title=Poetry by sam sax, Stephanie Burt and Gabrielle Calvocoressi |url=https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Poetry-by-sam-sax-Stephanie-Burt-and-Gabrielle-12340206.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |via=SFGate |date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=April 25, 2026}}


Sax's second full-length collection, ''bury it'', was published by [[Wesleyan University Press]] in 2018.{{cite web |title=bury it |url=https://www.weslpress.org/9780819577313/bury-it/ |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |access-date=April 25, 2026}} The collection received the 2017 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets.{{cite web |title=Bury It |url=https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/winner/prizes/james-laughlin-award/bury-it |website=Academy of American Poets |access-date=April 25, 2026}} Maya Phillips, reviewing the collection for the Academy of American Poets, discussed its treatment of queerness, violence, grief, and recurring bridge imagery.{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Maya |title=Bury It |url=https://poets.org/book/bury-it |website=Academy of American Poets |date=2018 |access-date=April 25, 2026}} ''Publishers Weekly'' noted the book's attention to sound and wordplay.{{cite magazine |title=Bury It |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780819577313 |magazine=Publishers Weekly |date=August 20, 2018 |access-date=April 25, 2026}}
Sax's second collection, ''bury it'', was published by [[Wesleyan University Press]] in 2018.{{cite web |title=bury it |url=https://www.weslpress.org/9780819577313/bury-it/ |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |access-date=April 25, 2026}} The collection received the 2017 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets.{{cite web |title=Bury It |url=https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/winner/prizes/james-laughlin-award/bury-it |website=Academy of American Poets |access-date=April 25, 2026}} Maya Phillips, reviewing the collection for the Academy of American Poets, discussed its treatment of queerness, violence, grief, and recurring bridge imagery.{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Maya |title=Bury It |url=https://poets.org/book/bury-it |website=Academy of American Poets |date=2018 |access-date=April 25, 2026}} ''Publishers Weekly'' noted the book's attention to sound and wordplay.{{cite magazine |title=Bury It |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780819577313 |magazine=Publishers Weekly |date=August 20, 2018 |access-date=April 25, 2026}}


Sax's third full-length poetry collection, ''Pig'', was published by [[Scribner]] in 2023.{{cite web |title=Pig |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Pig/Sam-Sax/9781668019993 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |access-date=April 25, 2026}} ''Publishers Weekly'' described the book as using the pig as both subject and object while addressing queerness, beauty, capitalism, and the body.{{cite magazine |title=Pig |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781668019993 |magazine=Publishers Weekly |date=July 10, 2023 |access-date=April 25, 2026}} Vulture included ''Pig'' in its list of the best books of 2023.{{cite web |last=Kreizman |first=Maris |title=The Best Books of 2023 |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-books-of-2023.html |website=Vulture |date=December 5, 2023 |access-date=April 25, 2026}} ''Pig'' was a finalist for the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Poetry.{{cite web |title=Announcing the Finalists for the 36th Annual Lammy Awards |url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2024/03/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-36th-annual-lammy-awards/ |website=Lambda Literary |date=March 27, 2024 |access-date=April 25, 2026}}
Sax's third collection, ''Pig'', was published by [[Scribner]] in 2023.{{cite web |title=Pig |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Pig/Sam-Sax/9781668019993 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |access-date=April 25, 2026}} ''Publishers Weekly'' described the book as using the pig as both subject and object while addressing queerness, beauty, capitalism, and the body.{{cite magazine |title=Pig |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781668019993 |magazine=Publishers Weekly |date=July 10, 2023 |access-date=April 25, 2026}} Vulture included ''Pig'' in its list of the best books of 2023.{{cite web |last=Kreizman |first=Maris |title=The Best Books of 2023 |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-books-of-2023.html |website=Vulture |date=December 5, 2023 |access-date=April 25, 2026}} ''Pig'' was a finalist for the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Poetry.{{cite web |title=Announcing the Finalists for the 36th Annual Lammy Awards |url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2024/03/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-36th-annual-lammy-awards/ |website=Lambda Literary |date=March 27, 2024 |access-date=April 25, 2026}}


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