Richard Foerster

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name = Richard Foerster
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birthdate = October 29, 1949
birthplace = Bronx, New York
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occupation = Poet/Editor/Typesetter
nationality = American
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* "Trillium" (BOA Editions, 1998)
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Richard Foerster (born October 29, 1949) is an award-winning American poet who was founding editor of "Chautauqua Literary Journal" from 2003 until his departure from the journal in 2007 and was a long-time editor at "Chelsea". [ [http://boaeditions.org/authors/foerster.html Richard Foerster ] ] [ [http://www.cortlandreview.com/issuethree/richard3.htm Richard Foerster, Poetry - Issue Three - The Cortland Review ] ] He received a B.A. in English Literature from Fordham College and an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Virginia.

Career

Foerster's works have appeared in "Poetry", "The Nation", "The New England Review", "Prairie Schooner", "TriQuarterly", "The Kenyon Review", "Shenandoah", "The Southern Review", among many others. [ [http://kennebunkdining.com/news/yorkweekly/04122006/arts/97402.htm York Weekly Living/Arts: Library lauds poetry month with guests ] ]

He had served on the staff of "Chelsea" magazine beginning in 1978, became editor in 1994, and served in that position until 2001.

He divides his time between York, Maine and Aventura, Florida.

Publications

* "Sudden Harbor" (Orchises Press, 1992)
* "Patterns of Descent" (Orchises Press, 1993)
* "Double Going" (BOA Editions, 2002)
* "The Burning of Troy" (BOA Editions, 2006)

Awards & Honors

* Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship (2000/2001)
* Camargo Foundation Fellowship (1999) [http://www.camargofoundation.org/fellowdetails.asp?recno=479]
* Hawthornden Fellowship (1997)
* Maine Arts Commission Fellowship (1997)
* National Endowment for the Arts: Creative Writing Fellowship (1995)
* Bess Hokin Prize (1992)
* "Discovery"/"The Nation" Award (1985)

References

External links

* [http://www.fordham.edu/campus_resources/public_affairs/fordham_magazine/book_reviews/double_going_8690.asp Fordham Magazine review of Double Going]

* [http://reviews.coldfrontmag.com/2006/10/the_burning_of_.html Review of "The Burning of Troy" by Richard Foerster]