Andrew Hudgins
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Brief Biography
Andrew Hudgins was born into a military family and moved from base to base before settling in Montgomery, Alabama. He earned his bachelor’s degree in English and history from Huntingdon College in 1974 before teaching for one year in Montgomery. Returning to higher education, Hudgins obtained a master's degree in English from the University of Alabama and later completed studies at Syracuse University and the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop program. He embarked on a successful poetry career, publishing his Pulitzer-Prize-finalist debut collection, Saints and Strangers, in 1985. Hudgins has been recognized with numerous fellowships over the years, including ones from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. He was inducted into the Fellowship of Southern Writers in 2007 and currently serves as a faculty member in the English department at Ohio State University.
Publications
Saints and Strangers. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
After the Lost War: A Narrative. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 1988.
The Never-Ending: New Poems. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 1991.
The Glass Hammer: A Southern Childhood. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 1994.
The Glass Anvil. Ann Arbor; University of Michigan Press, 1997.
Babylon in a Jar: New Poems. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Ecstatic in the Poison: New Poems. Woodstock, N.Y.; Overlook Press, 2003.
Shut Up, You're Fine: Poems for Very, Very Bad Children. New York; Abrams, 2009.
American Rendering: New and Selected Poems. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 2010.
Diary of a Poem. Ann Arbor, Mich.; University of Michigan Press, 2011.
A Clown at Midnight. New York; Ecco, 2013.
The Joker: A Memoir. New York; Simon & Schuster, 2013.
After the Lost War: A Narrative. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 1988.
The Never-Ending: New Poems. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 1991.
The Glass Hammer: A Southern Childhood. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 1994.
The Glass Anvil. Ann Arbor; University of Michigan Press, 1997.
Babylon in a Jar: New Poems. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Ecstatic in the Poison: New Poems. Woodstock, N.Y.; Overlook Press, 2003.
Shut Up, You're Fine: Poems for Very, Very Bad Children. New York; Abrams, 2009.
American Rendering: New and Selected Poems. Boston; Houghton Mifflin, 2010.
Diary of a Poem. Ann Arbor, Mich.; University of Michigan Press, 2011.
A Clown at Midnight. New York; Ecco, 2013.
The Joker: A Memoir. New York; Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Themes
Andrew Hudgins is primarily a poet but writes essays as well. His work includes southern imagery and dives into themes of politics, injustice, religion, and even humor.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Hudgins, Andrew, “Andrew Hudgins,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/610.