Richard Siken

American poet
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Richard Siken

Summary

Richard Siken is a human[1]. Their place of birth was New York City[2]. They was born on +1967-02-15T00:00:00Z[3]. They worked as a poet[4] and painter[5]. They ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month, #7,139 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2], Richard Siken…
  • Richard Siken was born on +1967-02-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Siken held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Richard Siken's professions included poet[4].
  • Richard Siken worked as a painter[5].
  • Richard Siken's field of work was poetry[8].
  • Richard Siken's field of work was visual arts[9].
  • Richard Siken's field of work was film[10].
  • Richard Siken was educated at University of Arizona[11].
  • Richard Siken received the Lambda Literary Award[12].
  • Richard Siken's image is recorded as Richard Siken by David Shankbone.jpg[13].
  • Richard Siken's image is recorded as Richard Siken at the 2025 National Book Awards Finalist Reading.png[14].
  • Richard Siken is recorded as cisgender man[15].
  • Richard Siken's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Richard Siken's sexual orientation is recorded as gay[17].
  • Richard Siken's ISNI is recorded as 0000000035127694[18].
  • Richard Siken's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19940739[19].
  • Richard Siken's GND ID is recorded as 1146721854[20].
  • Richard Siken's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2004032109[21].
  • Richard Siken's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 146512535[22].
  • Richard Siken's IdRef ID is recorded as 220417245[23].
  • Richard Siken's Commons category is recorded as Richard Siken[24].
  • Richard Siken's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dm594[25].
  • Richard Siken's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1393806A[26].
  • Richard Siken's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0328688[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Siken's place of birth was New York City[2]. They was born on +1967-02-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Richard Siken was educated at University of Arizona[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4] and painter[5]. Fields of work include poetry[8], a literary form[28]; visual arts[9], a type of arts[29]; and film[10].

Recognition

Richard Siken received the Lambda Literary Award[12].

Why It Matters

Richard Siken ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month, #7,139 of 1,000,298).[6] They has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Richard Siken born?

Richard Siken's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did Richard Siken do for work?

Richard Siken worked as poet[4] and painter[5].

Where did Richard Siken go to school?

Richard Siken was educated at University of Arizona[11].

What awards did Richard Siken receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . poets.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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