Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
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Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley is an Indigenous American writer and poet. Benjamin belongs to the Onondaga Nation.[1] He is most recognized for his collections: Colonize Me (Saturnalia, 2019) and Not Your Mama’s Melting Pot (Backwaters Press, 2018).[2] He has also released another collection, Dēmos: An American Multitude (Milkweed Editions, 2021).[3]
Kingsley got his Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Pennsylvania.
Colonize Me
Colonize Me is Kingsley's second poetry collection.[4] The poems in the collection are often based on his real experiences.[5] The collection won an Eric Hoffer Award.[6]
Dēmos: An American Multitude
Dēmos: An American Multitude was released on March 7, 2021.[3] The collection features poems relating to Onondaga, Japanese, Cuban and Appalachian cultures.[3]
Career
From 2019 until at least October 21, 2020, Kingsley worked as an Assistant Professor of English in the College of Arts and Letters at Old Dominion University.[7]
He currently works as a professor at Kalamazoo College.
