Erin Murphy (poet)
Encyclopedia
Publications - Books
- Dislocation and Other Theories (Word Press, 2008)
- Science of Desire (Word Press, 2004), a finalist for the Paterson PoetryPoetryPoetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
Prize. - Too Much of this World (Mammoth Books, 2008), winner of the Anthony PiccioneAnthony PiccioneAnthony Piccione is an American poet. Born in Sheffield, AL and raised on Long Island.He is author of four collections of poetry published by , the Rochester, NY publishing house founded by his colleague and friend, A. Poulin, Jr..His first book, Anchor Dragging, was chosen by Archibald MacLeish...
Poetry Prize. - Making Poems: Forty Poems with Commentary by the Poets (State University of New York Press, 2010)
- Word Problems (forthcoming from Word Press, 2011)
Other awards
Murphy's other awards include the National Writers UnionNational Writers Union
National Writers Union , founded on November 19, 1981, is the trade union in the United States for freelance and contract writers: journalists, book and short fiction authors, business and technical writers, web content providers, and poets...
Poetry Award (judged by Donald Hall
Donald Hall
Donald Hall is an American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 2006.-Personal life:...
), a $5,000 Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Award, five Pushcart Prize nominations, the 2006 Foley Poetry Award, University of Massachusetts M.F.A. Poetry Fellowship, a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, and an Individual Creative Artist Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Publications - Other
Murphy's poems have appeared journals and anthologies such as The Georgia Review, Field, NimrodNimrod
Nimrod means "Hunter"; was a Biblical Mesopotamian king mentioned in the Table of Nations; an eponym for the city of Nimrud.Nimrod can also refer to any of the following:*Nimród Antal, a director...
, The Paterson Literary Review, Literal Latte
Literal Latte
Literal Latte is a bi-monthly literary journal based in New York City and edited by Jenine Gordon Bockman. It was founded in June 1994. The journal published its last print edition in July 2003, but has continuously maintained an online version since November 1996...
, Mississippi Review, Green Mountains Review, Kalliope and 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day, edited by Billy Collins
Billy Collins
Billy Collins is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He is a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York and is the Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute, Florida...
(Random House, 2005).
Education
- B.A. in English and Philosophy from Washington CollegeWashington CollegeWashington College is a private, independent liberal arts college located on a campus in Chestertown, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore. Maryland granted Washington College its charter in 1782...
- M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst's MFA Program for Poets & WritersMFA Program for Poets & WritersThe MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a graduate creative writing program.-History:The MFA Program for Poets & Writers was founded in the 1960s by poet Joseph Langland and is part of the English Department at the University of Massachusetts...
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