Rodney Jones
Encyclopedia
Rodney Jones is an American
poet
and professor of English at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Jones was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
and the winner of the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award
. His other honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship
, the Peter I.B. Lavan Award from the Academy of American Poets
, the Jean Stein Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, a Southeast Booksellers Association Award, and a Harper Lee Award.
United States
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and professor of English at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Jones was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
and the winner of the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award
National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle to promote the finest books and reviews published in English....
. His other honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
, the Peter I.B. Lavan Award from the Academy of American Poets
Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets is a non-profit organization dedicated to the art of poetry. The Academy was incorporated as a "membership corporation" in New York State in 1934...
, the Jean Stein Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, a Southeast Booksellers Association Award, and a Harper Lee Award.
External links
- Griffin Poetry Prize biography
- Griffin Poetry Prize reading, including video clip
- Profile on Blackbird online journal Web site
- Announcement of Rodney Jones winning prestigious 2007 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award in Southern Illinois University Carbondale News
- The winter of his content - interview with Rodney Jones in seMissiourian.com News
- Rodney Jones, "An Absence I Know I Won't Reclaim". Southern Spaces, 22 January 2009.
- Video of Rodney Jones' reading at Boston Court Performing Arts Center in Pasadena, CA, 3/9/09, as featured on www.Poetry.la
- Poetry Foundation biography