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James R. Whitley [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Waterbury, CT
Connecticut US
Email: 
jwhit999@aol.com
Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
NY
New York
Raised in: 
NY
New York
Website: 
https://www.jamesrwhitley.com [2]
Prizes won: 

2001 Naomi  Long Madgett Poetry Award,

Ironweed Press Poetry Prize,

2010 Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry,

2020 Red Mountain Poetry Prize

Identifies as: 
African American
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/james_r_whitley

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/james_r_whitley [2] https://www.jamesrwhitley.com