Robert Wrigley
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Robert Wrigley is an American poet and educator.
His most recent book is Beautiful Country(Penguin, 2010)'. Other collections include Earthly Meditations: New and Selected Poems (Penguin Group
, 2006)Lives of the Animals (2003); Reign of Snakes (1999); In the Bank of Beautiful Sins (1995); What My Father Believed (1991); Moon in a Mason Jar (1986); and The Sinking of Clay City (1979).
He has published poems in a number of journals, including Poetry
, The Atlantic, Barrow Street
, and The New Yorker
. In 2003 and 2006 he had poems published in Best American Poetry. He is also the recipient of six Pushcart prizes. Reign of Snakes won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award; Lives of the Animals won the 2005 Poets' Prize
. In the Bank of Beautiful Sins won the San Francisco Poetry Center Book Award.
From 1987 to 1988 he served as writer-in-residence for the state of Idaho
, and he has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
, the Idaho State Commission on the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation
.
He received his M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of Montana in 1976, where he studied with poets Richard Hugo
, Madeline DeFrees, and John Haines.
He is currently teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at the University of Idaho
, where his wife, the memoirist and novelist Kim Barnes
, also teaches.
His most recent book is Beautiful Country(Penguin, 2010)'. Other collections include Earthly Meditations: New and Selected Poems (Penguin Group
Penguin Group
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, 2006)Lives of the Animals (2003); Reign of Snakes (1999); In the Bank of Beautiful Sins (1995); What My Father Believed (1991); Moon in a Mason Jar (1986); and The Sinking of Clay City (1979).
He has published poems in a number of journals, including Poetry
Poetry
Poetry 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...
, The Atlantic, Barrow Street
Barrow Street (magazine)
Barrow Street is a twice-a-year American poetry magazine founded in 1998 and based in New York City. The small journal has published prominent poets and its poems have been reprinted in anthologies such as The Best American Poetry series....
, and The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
. In 2003 and 2006 he had poems published in Best American Poetry. He is also the recipient of six Pushcart prizes. Reign of Snakes won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award; Lives of the Animals won the 2005 Poets' Prize
Poets' Prize
The Poets' Prize is awarded annually for the best book of verse published by a living American poet two years prior to the award year. The $3000 annual prize is donated by a committee of about 20 American poets, who each nominate two books and who also serve as judges...
. In the Bank of Beautiful Sins won the San Francisco Poetry Center Book Award.
From 1987 to 1988 he served as writer-in-residence for the state of Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, and he has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
, the Idaho State Commission on the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
.
He received his M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of Montana in 1976, where he studied with poets Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo , born Richard Hogan, was an American poet. Primarily a regionalist, Hugo's work reflects the economic depression of the Northwest, particularly Montana. Born in White Center, Washington, he was raised by his mother's parents after his father left the family...
, Madeline DeFrees, and John Haines.
He is currently teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at the University of Idaho
University of Idaho
The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state...
, where his wife, the memoirist and novelist Kim Barnes
Kim Barnes
Kim Barnes is a contemporary American author of fiction, memoir, and personal essays.- Life :She returned with her mother to their logging camp on Orofino Creek in the Clearwater National Forest, where her father worked as a lumberjack...
, also teaches.
External links
- http://www.poetry.la/page270.htmlVideo of Robert Wrigley's reading at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, Pasadena, CA, April 2010 on Poetry.LAPoetry.LAPoetry.LA is an online video showcase featuring established and emerging poets filmed at various venues throughout Southern California. It's an up close look at a variety of poetic voices, including interviews with poets and publishers...
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