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Nancy K. Pearson

Nancy K. Pearson (born 1969) is an American poet. She is the author of The Whole by Contemplation of a Single Bone[1] (Fordham University Press, 2016) and Two Minutes of Light (Perugia Press, 2008).

Nancy K. Pearson
Born1969 (age 54–55)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Virginia,
George Mason University,
University of Houston
GenrePoetry

Her poems have been published in many literary journals and magazines including Five Points, Oxford American Magazine, Alaska Quarterly, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review, Black Warrior Review, Indiana Review, Provincetown Arts Magazine, and others.

Her honors include winning the 2015 Poets Out Loud Prize, The 2015 Inprint Donald Barthelme Prize in Poetry and The 2014 Inprint Marion Barthelme Prize in Nonfiction, the Perugia Press Prize, the 2009 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award, The Massachusetts Book Awards "Must Read Book of 2009" and two seven-month fellowships at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.

Life edit

Pearson was born in 1969,[2] grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She received her B.A. from University of Virginia, her M.F.A. in Poetry from George Mason University, and Nonfiction from the University of Houston, where she taught literature and writing. She is currently an Assistant Professor (English) at West Chester University, PA, has been a faculty member at 24 Pearl Street and has taught at The Fine Arts Work Center's Summer Program.[3][4][5]

Bibliography edit

  • The Whole by Contemplation of a Single Bone. (Fordham University Press, 2016) ISBN 9780823271177, OCLC 919202406
  • Two Minutes of Light. (Perugia Press, 2008) ISBN 9780979458217, OCLC 224447377

In Anthology

  • Show Us Your Papers (Main Street Rag, October 2020)
  • Miracle Monocle: Queer, Rural and American (University of Louisville, November 2019)
  • Method and Mystery. Ed. Tresha Faye Haefner (Poetry Salon Press, March 2019).
  • Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology by Melissa Tuckey. (University of Georgia Press, 2018)
  • Ordinary Genius: A Guide to the Poet Within by Kim Addonizio. (Norton, 2009)

Honors and awards edit

  • 2015 Poets Out Loud Prize, Fordham
  • 2015 Donald Barthelme Prize, Poetry
  • 2014 Marion Barthelme Prize, Creative Writing
  • 2012 Pushcart Prize Nomination
  • 2010 Wabash Poetry Prize, Sycamore Review
  • 2010 Sonora Review Poetry Prize
  • 2010 Spoon River Poetry Review, Editor's Prize
  • 2010 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize
  • 2010 Anderbo Poetry Award
  • 2010 Massachusetts Cultural Council, Finalist Grantee
  • 2009 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award for Two Minutes of Light
  • 9th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards, "Must Read Book" 2009 for Two Minutes of Light
  • 2009 Lambda Literary Awards finalist
  • 2008 Perugia Press Prize for a First or Second Book of Poems and publication of Two Minutes of Light
  • 2008 Dorothy Sargent Memorial Award
  • 2008 Astraea Writers Fund, Honorable Mention Grantee
  • 2008 Key West Literary Seminar, Scotti Merrill Scholarship
  • 2008 Pushcart Prize Nominee
  • 2008 Cultural Center of Cape Cod Poetry Prize
  • 2007-2008 Fine Arts Work Center, Second Year Seven-Month Fellowship, Provincetown
  • 2006-2007 Fine Arts Work Center, Seven-Month Fellowship, Provincetown, MA
  • 2007 Iowa Review Poetry Award, second place
  • 2006 Whiskey Island Review Poetry Prize

References edit

  1. ^ "Poets Out Loud Winners". Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  2. ^ "Pearson, Nancy K., 1969-". viaf.org. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  4. ^ Interview: The Provincetown Banner and The Advocate > Arts > April 17, 2008 > Pearson's Poems Pen a Cautionary Tale by Sue Harrison
  5. ^ Interview & Poems: How a Poem Happens: Contemporary Poets Discuss the Making of Poems > June 5, 2009 > Interview with Nancy K. Pearson by Brian Brodeur

External links edit

  • http://news.fordham.edu/arts-and-culture/apocalypse-and-eco-poetics-winners-named-for-2014-15-poets-out-loud-book-prize-series/
  • Fordham University Press
  • Interview: The Provincetown Banner and The Advocate > Arts > April 17, 2008 > Pearson's Poems Pen a Cautionary Tale by Sue Harrison
  • http://www.sycamorereview.com/contest/
  • Interview & Poems: How a Poem Happens: Contemporary Poets Discuss the Making of Poems > June 5, 2009 > Interview with Nancy K. Pearson by Brian Brodeur
  • Spoon River Poetry Review 2010 Editors' Prize
  • Review: Balanced on the Edge > October 29, 2008 > Review by Christine Swint of Two Minutes of Light by Nancy K. Pearson
  • http://www.hungermtn.org/poetry/

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Award The Massachusetts Book Awards Must Read Book of 2009 and two seven month fellowships at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Contents 1 Life 2 Bibliography 3 Honors and awards 4 References 5 External linksLife editPearson was born in 1969 2 grew up in Chattanooga Tennessee She received her B A from University of Virginia her M F A in Poetry from George Mason University and Nonfiction from the University of Houston where she taught literature and writing She is currently an Assistant Professor English at West Chester University PA has been a faculty member at 24 Pearl Street and has taught at The Fine Arts Work Center s Summer Program 3 4 5 Bibliography editThe Whole by Contemplation of a Single Bone Fordham University Press 2016 ISBN 9780823271177 OCLC 919202406 Two Minutes of Light Perugia Press 2008 ISBN 9780979458217 OCLC 224447377 In Anthology Show Us Your Papers Main Street Rag October 2020 Miracle Monocle Queer Rural and American University of Louisville November 2019 Method and Mystery Ed Tresha Faye Haefner Poetry Salon Press March 2019 Ghost Fishing An Eco Justice Poetry Anthology by Melissa Tuckey University of Georgia Press 2018 Ordinary Genius A Guide to the Poet Within by Kim Addonizio Norton 2009 Honors and awards editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Nancy K Pearson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message 2015 Poets Out Loud Prize Fordham 2015 Donald Barthelme Prize Poetry 2014 Marion Barthelme Prize Creative Writing 2012 Pushcart Prize Nomination 2010 Wabash Poetry Prize Sycamore Review 2010 Sonora Review Poetry Prize 2010 Spoon River Poetry Review Editor s Prize 2010 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize 2010 Anderbo Poetry Award 2010 Massachusetts Cultural Council Finalist Grantee 2009 L L Winship PEN New England Award for Two Minutes of Light 9th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards Must Read Book 2009 for Two Minutes of Light 2009 Lambda Literary Awards finalist 2008 Perugia Press Prize for a First or Second Book of Poems and publication of Two Minutes of Light 2008 Dorothy Sargent Memorial Award 2008 Astraea Writers Fund Honorable Mention Grantee 2008 Key West Literary Seminar Scotti Merrill Scholarship 2008 Pushcart Prize Nominee 2008 Cultural Center of Cape Cod Poetry Prize 2007 2008 Fine Arts Work Center Second Year Seven Month Fellowship Provincetown 2006 2007 Fine Arts Work Center Seven Month Fellowship Provincetown MA 2007 Iowa Review Poetry Award second place 2006 Whiskey Island Review Poetry PrizeReferences edit Poets Out Loud Winners Retrieved 2021 12 15 Pearson Nancy K 1969 viaf org Retrieved 30 December 2018 Perugia Press gt Author Page gt Nancy K Pearson Archived from the 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