Poet
Publications & Prizes
Anthologies:
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry (Soft Skull Press, 2007)
, Zoland Poetry (Zoland Books, 2007)
, Best American Poetry 2005 (Scribner, 2005)
, Western Wind: An Introduction to Poetry (McGraw-Hill, 2005)
, California Poetry: From the Gold Rush to the Present (Heyday Books, 2004)
, Red, White, and Blues: Poets on the Promise of America (University of Iowa Press, 2004)
, An Exaltation of Forms: Contemporary Poets Celebrate the Diversity of Their Art (University of Michigan Press, 2002)
, The Pushcart Prize XXVI (Pushcart Press, 2001)
, American Poets Say Goodbye to the 20th Century (Four Walls Eight Windows Press, 1996)
, Best American Poetry 1995 (Scribner, 1995)
Books:
Dick of the Dead (Ahsahta Press, 2009)
, The Richard Nixon Snow Globe (Wild Honey Press, 2005)
, Hotel Imperium (University of Georgia Press, 1999)
, The Last Campaign (Slapering Hol Press, 1998)
Journals:
American Letters & Commentary
, Denver Quarterly
, Edinburgh Review
, , Jacket
, New American Writing
, Paris Review
, Sentence
, The Hat
Prizes won:
Grant, the Fund for Poetry, 2006;
The Best American Poetry, 2005, 1995; Fellowship in Poetry, California Arts Council, 2001-2002;
Pushcart Prize in Poetry, 2002;
One of the Ten Best Poetry Books of 2000, San Francisco Chronicle;
Bay Area Book Reviewers Award in Poetry shortlist, 2000; Winner, Contemporary Poetry Series Competition, University of Georgia Press, 1999; Winner, Hudson Valley Writers’ Center Poetry Chapbook Series, 1998
More Information
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Born in:
Washington
Raised in:
Washington, DC, Brooklyn, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Westport
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Last update: Apr 17, 2009