Poet

Publications & Prizes
James Boatwright Prize (Shenandoah, 2011); Kingsley Tufts Poetry Prize (2007); Shortlist, Griffin International Poetry Prize (2007); Harper Lee Award (2003); Haynes Poetry Prize (2001); Finalist, Pulitzer Prize (2000); Southeastern Booksellers Association Award (1999); Finalist, Los Angeles Times Book Award (1997); George Kent Prize (Poetry, 1995); National Book Critics Circle Award (1990); Jean Stein Award for Poetry (American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1989); Kenyon Review Award for Literary Excellence in Poetry (1989); Lavan Award (Academy of American Poets, 1986); CCLM Award (General Electric, 1986); Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry (1985); Frederick Bock Prize (Poetry, 1984); National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship (1984); Theodore Roethke Prize (Poetry Northwest, 1983)