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American poet (1974-)
Douglas Kearney
Born 1974 (age 49–50) United States Occupation Poet, writer, teacher, librettist Alma mater Notable awards
Douglas Kearney (born 1974)
[3] is an American poet, performer and librettist. Kearney grew up in
Altadena , California. His work has appeared in Nocturnes , Jubilat ,
Beloit Poetry Journal , Gulf Coast ,
Poetry , Pleiades , Iowa Review ,
Callaloo , Boston Review , Hyperallergic , Scapegoat , Obsidian , Boundary 2 , Jacket2 , Lana Turner , Brooklyn Rail , and Indiana Review .
[4]
[5] In 2012, his and
Anne LeBaron 's opera, Crescent City, premiered and received widespread praise.
[6] He is currently an Associate Professor at the
University of Minnesota .
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Education
Kearney attended
Howard University as an undergraduate. He graduated from
California Institute of the Arts , with an MFA (2004).
Awards and honors
Kearney has received multiple notable fellowships, including the
Cave Canem Fellowship (2000-02),
Bread Loaf Writer's Conference Fellowship (2004), Callaloo Creative Writer's Workshop Fellowship (2004-05), and Returning Fellowship at the Idyllwild Summer Arts Poetry Workshop (2007).[
citation needed ]
In 2007, the
Poetry Society of America named Kearney a Notable New American Poet.
[8] The following year, he was part of the
National Poetry Series .
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Works
Anthologies
References
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"Douglas Kearney says winning a Whiting Writers' Award is a fresh start" . Los Angeles Times . November 12, 2008.
Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
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"Meet Associate Professor Douglas Kearney | English | College of Liberal Arts" . cla.umn.edu . October 2, 2018.
Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
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"Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize" . www.svsu.edu . Archived from
the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
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Calarts.edu
Archived November 8, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
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"Douglas Kearney" . criticalstudies.calarts.edu .
Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
^ Swed, Mark (May 11, 2012).
"Review: Industry's remarkable 'Crescent City' reshapes L.A. opera" . Los Angeles Times .
ISSN
0458-3035 .
Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
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"Douglas Kearney Awarded McKnight Fellowship and Librettist Prize: Associate professor wins inaugural national and University-wide honors" . University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts. May 6, 2021.
Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021 .
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"Douglas Kearney" .
Poetry Foundation . July 21, 2018.
Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
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"Bookslut.com" .
Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2010 .
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NBC [
permanent dead link ]
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"MAST by Douglas Kearney" .
Poetry Foundation . July 21, 2018.
Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
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"From the Fishouse: Poets: Douglas Kearney" . December 18, 2009. Archived from
the original on December 18, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
^ Kellogg, Carolyn (November 12, 2008).
"This poet's at home on page and stage" . The Los Angeles Times .
Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2009 .
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"Awards: Whiting Writers' Awards" .
Shelf Awareness . October 30, 2008.
Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2024 .
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"Sdcitybookfair.com" . Archived from
the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2009 .
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"84th Annual California Book Awards Winners" . Archived from
the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2015 .
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"Winners of 86th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced" . Commonwealth Club .
Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
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"The 2017 Firecracker Award Winners - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses" . Community of Literary Magazines and Presses . June 12, 2017. Archived from
the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
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"Campbell Opera Librettist Prize" . Opera America . May 27, 2021.
Archived from the original on May 28, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2024 .
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"2021 National Book Awards Finalists Announced" .
National Book Foundation . October 5, 2021.
Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021 .
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"More National Book Award Longlists: Poetry, Nonfiction" .
Shelf Awareness . September 17, 2021.
Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2024 .
^ Adina Bresge,
"B.C. writer Tolu Oloruntoba wins $65K Griffin Poetry Prize for debut book"
Archived April 5, 2023, at the
Wayback Machine . Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, June 15, 2022.
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"Awards: Walter Scott, Griffin Poetry Winners" .
Shelf Awareness . June 20, 2022.
Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2024 .
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"Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Firecracker Awards" .
CLMP . June 22, 2023.
Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2024 .
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"Awards: Firecracker Book Winners; Shirley Jackson Nominees" .
Shelf Awareness . June 26, 2023.
Archived from the original on April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024 .
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"Poetry Foundation Announces 2023 Pegasus Awards Winners and a New Pegasus Award for Service in Poetry" .
Poetry Foundation . September 7, 2023.
Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2024 .
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"Awards: Ruth Lilly Poetry, Pegasus Criticism & Service Winners" .
Shelf Awareness . September 13, 2023.
Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024 .
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"Douglas Kearney's "In the End, They Were Born on TV" the third TIR poem selected for Best American Poetry 2015! | The Iowa Review" . iowareview.org .
Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
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