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Jennifer Huang Wins the 2021 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry

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… Jennifer Huang Wins the 2021 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry Authors Milkweed … and they have received recognition from the Academy of American Poets, North American Taiwan Studies Association, … people, communities, experiences, and homes that made this book possible. Most significantly: Michigan, where many of …

Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry

Gary Paul Nabhan and Ashley Rood at Powell's City of Books

Portland, OR —

07/06/2026

… Gary Paul Nabhan and Ashley Rood at Powell's City of Books Monday, July 6, 2026 - 7:00pm PST Powell's City of … , OR 97209 United States This event is free and open to the public. Join Gary Paul Nabhan at Powell’s City of Books … Paul Nabhan Preorder now for June! An NPR Most Anticipated Book of the Summer “A generous invitation to follow the many …

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[...] by Fady Joudah is a 2024 National Book Award Finalist for Poetry

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… [...] by Fady Joudah is a 2024 National Book Award Finalist for Poetry Authors / Awards & Prizes … Book Award Finalist for Poetry. “Fady Joudah’s […] scribes the elliptical seam between heritage and history into a … on war, displacement, and love. Punctuated with the music of maqam in the marrow of its mission, this timeless …

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Excerpt: Introduction to Tim Robinson’s Listening to the Wind

Daniel Slager

… Excerpt: Introduction to Tim Robinson’s Listening to the Wind Authors Introduction to Tim Robinson’s Listening to the Wind , a Seedbank series title. On the west coast of Ireland, in the northwestern corner of County Galway, lies … and his wife moved to the Aran Islands. In 1986, his first book, Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage , was published to …

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Brian Tierney Wins the Fifth Annual Jake Adam York Prize

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… Brian Tierney Wins the Fifth Annual Jake Adam York Prize Awards & Prizes ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 2020–21 JAKE ADAM YORK PRIZE ! Copper Nickel and … that judge Randall Mann has chosen Brian Tierney ’s book Rise and Float as the winner of the 2020–21 Jake Adam …

Jake Adam York Prize

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Allison Adair Wins the Third Annual Max Ritvo Poetry Prize

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… Allison Adair Wins the Third Annual Max Ritvo Poetry Prize Awards & Prizes … is pleased to announce that Allison Adair is the winner of the third annual Max Ritvo Poetry Prize. For her … collection, Cole says: “ The Clearing is a lush, lyrical book about a world where women are meant to carry things to …

Max Ritvo Poetry Prize

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The March for Science is a March for Democracy

… The March for Science is a March for Democracy Authors The … if you like freedom and equality, or at least what’s left of them, you should march in support of science. That’s … of Our Fathers , was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and his film House of Sand and Fog was nominated …

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Mitchell S. Jackson : Survival Math

— 03/18/2019

… on Mon, 03/18/2019 - 8:59am Nonfiction “A vibrant memoir of race, violence, family, and manhood . . . Jackson … form, and his various storytelling methods imbue the book with an unpredictable dexterity. It is sharp and … form, and his various storytelling methods imbue the book with an unpredictable dexterity. It is sharp and …

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torrin a. greathouse Wins the 2020 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry

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… torrin a. greathouse Wins the 2020 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry Authors / News / … Poetry . For her poetry collection Wound from the Mouth of a Wound , selected by Aimee Nezhukumatathil , greathouse … for all along. The everlasting and intimate result of this book feels like we’re holding a small thunderstorm in …

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Caroline Harper New wins the 2023 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry

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… Caroline Harper New wins the 2023 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry Authors / Submissions … the prize. New has won for her poetry collection A History of Half-Birds , selected by Maggie Smith. She will receive … ecopoetic short films, painting exhibitions, children’s book illustrations, and ethnographic research in Madagascar. …