Bryan Penberthy

Bryan Penberthy (December 29, 1976 - ) is an American poet. Born in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1976, he was raised near Leavenworth, Kansas. He received his B.A. from Kansas State University in 2000, and his M.F.A. from Purdue University in 2003. During his time at Purdue, Penberthy served as Poetry Editor for "Sycamore Review".

His debut collection of poetry, "Lucktown", was awarded the National Poetry Review Book Prize, and was published in summer 2007. His poetry has appeared in many journals, including "Crazyhorse", "Coal City Review", "New Orleans Review", "River Styx", "Bat City Review", and "Poetry International", as well as online by "Blackbird" and "Verse Daily". Interviews he conducted with Yale Younger Award winner Maurice Manning and James Laughlin Award recipient Tony Hoagland were published in "Sycamore Review".

Penberthy has taught at Purdue University, at the Charleston Air Force Base through the City Colleges of Chicago’s Programs for the Military, and at Trident Technical College. He currently lives in Charleston, South Carolina, and works for a non-profit organization.

Bibliography

*"Lucktown" (The National Poetry Review Press, 2007)

Awards

*Finalist (for "Lucktown"), 2007 T.S. Eliot Prize (Truman State University Press)
*Honorable Mention (for "Lucktown"), 2006 Stevens Manuscript Competition (National Federation of State Poetry Societies)
*Semi-finalist (for "Lucktown"), 2006 Elixir Press Poetry Book Award
*Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Intro Award for Poetry (2000)

References

*cite web |url=http://www.nationalpoetryreview.com/ |title=The National Poetry Review |accessdate=2007-03-30 |format=HTML
*cite web |url=http://www.kansaspoets.com/ks_poets/penberthy_bryan.htm |title=Kansas Poet Index: Bryan Penberthy |accessdate=2007-04-01 |format=HTML
*cite web |url=http://www.blackbird.vcu.edu/v5n2/poetry/penberthy_b/index.htm |title=Blackbird, Vol. 5 No. 2 |accessdate=2007-04-01 |format=HTML
*cite web |url=http://www.loyno.edu/~noreview/contents.htm |title=New Orleans Review, Vol. 32 No. 1 |accessdate=2007-04-22 |format=HTML
*cite web |url=http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A30890 |title=Pentown: Under-the-radar local poet Bryan Penberthy lands a surprise success|accessdate=2007-09-28 |format=HTML

External links

* [http://www.losttimepoetry.com/ Author's Website]

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