James Thomas Stevens

James Thomas Stevens (born 1966) is an American poet and academic. He is a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation and currently teaches at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Background James Thomas Stevens was born in Niagara Falls, New York, and his Mohawk name is Aronhió:ta's. His father was a Welsh-American and his mother is Mohawk.

Education In 1993 Stevens earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in writing from Brown University Graduate Writing Program, where he had a full fellowship. . He formerly taught at Haskell Indian Nations University. He is member of the Native community and his free-verse poetry explores the intersection of colonization, memory, and intimacy.

Awards and nominations 1991 Institute of American Indian Arts Creative Writing Award 1993 Kim Ann Arstark Memorial Prize in Poetry 1993 Wittner-Bynner Foundation Poetry Grant 1994 City of Santa Fe Writer's Award 1996 Pushcart Prize Nomination 2000 Whiting Award 2003 Nominated for a Before Columbus/American Book Award 2005 Finalist for the National Poetry Series Award

Published books

(with Caroline Sinavaiana)