Nicholas Twemlow

Nicholas Twemlow is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago with a multifaceted artistic practice spanning poetry, editing, and time-based media. His work frequently engages with archival materials and explores intersections of family dynamics, inheritance, and place through the dual lenses of Aotearoa New Zealand and Kansas, his two homelands.

• Academic Rank: Associate Professor
• University: University of Chicago
• Email: twemlow@uchicago.edu

Twemlow's research interests include:

• Poetry composition and formal experimentation
• Writing for time-based media formats
• Literary editing and publishing practices
• Archival material integration

His publications demonstrate ongoing engagement with poetic form and cultural identity:

• Way Beyond (2023) - Contemporary Māori short stories
• Attributed to the Harrow Painter (2017) - Exploration of fatherhood and legacy
• Palm Trees (2012) - Experimental debut collection

Scientific awards include:

• Norma Farber First Book Award for Palm Trees

Current projects involve a novel about martial arts prodigy dynamics and cultural history essays on American martial arts development, stemming from a lifelong practice since age seven.