List of poetry awards — This is a list of awards that are, or have been, given out to writers of poetry, either for a specific poem, collection of poems, or body of work.Thousands of poetry awards and prizes are given throughout the world, ranging from the very well… … Wikipedia
Jonathan Holden — the first Poet Laureate of Kansas, is a Professor of English at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Chosen in 2004, his two year term began July 1, 2005. He was succeeded by Denise Low on July 1, 2007.Biography/educationHolden was born i … Wikipedia
George Bilgere — (born 1951) is an American poet.He grew up in Riverside, California, and earned his BA at the University of California, Riverside. He received his MA in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and earned a Ph.D. in contemporary … Wikipedia
Ed Ochester — Edwin Frank Ochester (born 1939) is an American poet and editor.Born September 15 in Brooklyn, New York, he was educated at Cornell University, Harvard University, and the University of Wisconsin Madison.Currently he is a core faculty member of… … Wikipedia
Diana O'Hehir — Diana Farnham O Hehir is a poet and writer of prose from northern California. She was born in Berkeley in 1929. She taught from 1961 to 1992 at Mills College in Oakland where she is Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Professor Emerita of American Literature … Wikipedia
William Childress — (born in Hugo, Oklahoma, February 5, 1933) is a Pulitzer Prize nominated American writer, author, poet, and photojournalist. Childress has received numerous awards, prizes, and accolades for his writing and poetry, and is regarded as one of the… … Wikipedia
Gerald Costanzo — is an American poet and publisher.Since 1970, Costanzo has been on the faculty of the creative writing program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has published more than three hundred poems, articles about poetry, and… … Wikipedia
Edsel Ford (poet) — Edsel Ford (Dec. 30, 1928 – Feb. 19, 1970) was a poet who lived most of his life in Arkansas. He had the same name as Henry Ford s son.LifeFord was born on a farm in Eva, Alabama.cite web | title = Donation of the Month Object: Edsel Ford Poetry… … Wikipedia
Nancy Willard — (born June 26, 1936, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an award winning children s author, poet, and novelist. In 1982, she received the Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake s Inn. She lives currently lives in Poughkeepsie, New York where she… … Wikipedia
