Elyse Fenton
Elyse Fenton (born September 4, 1980 in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American poet.[1]
Fenton is the author of the poetry collection Clamor (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2010) which was selected for the 2009 Cleveland State University Poetry Center First Book Prize by D. A. Powell.[2] Fenton’s Clamor also received the 2010 University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize[3] and the 2011 Bob Bush Memorial Award for First Book of Poetry from the Texas Institute of Letters.[4] She was recipient of the 2008 Pablo Neruda Award from the Nimrod International Literary Journal. Fenton’s poetry and nonfiction have appeared in numerous publications including The Iowa Review, The Massachusetts Review, and The New York Times.[5] She was featured in Poetry Society of America's New American Poets 2011 selected by Rachel Zucker.[6]
Fenton received her B.A. from Reed College and her M.F.A. from the University of Oregon.[7]
References edit
- ^ . Elyse Fenton. Archived from the original on 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ . Csuohio.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Richard Bullen (2010-12-03). "'Spectacular' War Poetry Scoops 2010 University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize". Wales.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ . Texasinstituteofletters.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
- ^ Verse Daily. "About Love in Wartime (III) by Elyse Fenton". Verse Daily. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Elyse Fenton, selected by Rachel Zucker - Poetry Society of America". Poetrysociety.org. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Elyse Fenton – "Belfer Creative Writing Lectureship" | Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues". Clarke.dickinson.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
External links edit
- NPR Interview with Elyse Fenton
- BBC Interview with Elyse Fenton
- Interview with Elyse Fenton