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Shane McCrae. Shane McCrae (born September 22, 1975, Portland, Oregon) [1] is an American poet, and is currently Poetry Editor of Image. [2]McCrae was the recipient of a 2011 Whiting Award, [3] and in 2012 his collection Mule was a finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award [4] and a PEN Center USA Literary Award. [5]
He later joined the faculty at the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he continues to teach each year. [1] [2] Galvin has published seven poetry collections and a compilation of his work, Resurrection Update: Collected Poems 1975–1997 (Copper Canyon Press, 1997).
John David Gosch (November 12, 1969 – disappeared September 5, 1982) was a paperboy in West Des Moines, Iowa, who disappeared between 6 and 7 a.m. on September 5, 1982. He is presumed to have been kidnapped. Gosch's picture was among the first to be featured on milk cartons as part of a campaign to find missing children.
He was the author of more than 20 books of poetry, including The Book of the Dead Man (Copper Canyon Press, 1994), Ardor: The Book of the Dead Man, Vol. 2 (Copper Canyon Press, 1997), Nightworks: Poems 1962–2000 (Copper Canyon Press, 2000), Mars Being Red (Copper Canyon Press, 2007), and Vertigo: The Living Dead Man Poems (Copper Canyon Press ...
Seth Abramson (born October 31, 1976) is an American professor, attorney, author, political columnist, and poet.He is the editor of the Best American Experimental Writing series and wrote a trilogy of nonfiction works detailing the foreign policy agenda and political scandals of former president Donald Trump.
Engle was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Hamilton Allen, a livery stable owner, and Evelyn (Reinheiner) Engle. He grew up in the Wellington Heights section of Cedar Rapids. He graduated from Washington High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), and later attended Coe College (class of 1931), The University of Iowa, Columbia University, and Merton College, Oxford (where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar ...
The Iowa Poetry Association operates and annual contest cycle, [3] and publishes a newsletter four times a year including a message from the president and member, contest and NFSPS news and events. The society offers two workshops annually in Des Moines, Iowa, where members can submit poetry for critique, and maintains a program of resources ...
[7] Her poetry tends to center on the relationship between art and nature and has been noted for its musicality and precision. [ 8 ] Her literary criticism is concerned with 19th century and 20th century poetry and the ways in which changing technology comes to influence the production of poetry.