Printable view of Peter McNamara

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Saint Petersburg, FL

Florida US

Email:

plmcnamara@earthlink.net

Bio:

In addition to making poems, Peter McNamara has translated poetry of Neruda, Garcia Lorca, and Blanca Castellon. A librettist, he wrote "East River Bridge," an opera for the Broooklyn Bridge centennial, and a choral ode for victims of AIDS (for NYC's Gay Men's Chorus).

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Born in:

Troy

Raised in:

Manchester, VT

Vermont

Prizes won:

Newcomb Prize, Merilh Medal, Florida Council of the Arts grants.

What I'm reading now:

Place by Jorie Graham

The Tree of Meaning by Robert Bringhurst

The Apple Trees of Olema by Robert Hass

In a Beautiful Country by Kevin Prufer

Selected Poems by John Ashbery

Identifies as:

Irish American

LGBTQ

Prefers to work with:

Seniors

Teenagers