Alex Grant (poet)
Alex Grant | |
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| Born | 20th century Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland |
| Occupation | Poet, teacher |
| Language | English |
| Spouse | Tristi |
Alex Grant is a Scottish-born American poet and instructor.[1]
Biography[edit]
Background[edit]
He was born in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland,[2] and grew up in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Grant resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Tristi.[4]
Literary career[edit]
Grant's work has appeared in Arts & Letters, Best New Poets 2007, Connecticut Review, The Missouri Review, The Seattle Review and Verse Daily.[5] Grant has appeared on WUNC's The State of Things show with Frank Stasio.[6][7]
Awards and honors[edit]
Grant has been a six-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, an American literary prize.[5]
He has also received the following honors:
- Pavel Srut Poetry Fellowship, 2004[8] (a program of Western Michigan University; named in honor of Czech poet Pavel Srut)
- The Pablo Neruda Prize in Poetry – Honorable Mention, 2005[9] (named in honor of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda)
- The Randall Jarrell Prize, 2006[10] (named in honor of American poet Randall Jarrell)
- Kakalak Poetry Prize, 2006[11]
- Best New Poets 2007[12]
- Oscar Arnold Young Award, 2007[13]
Bibliography[edit]
His published poetry collections include:
- Chains & Mirrors. Carrboro, North Carolina: North Carolina Writers Network. 2006. ISBN 978-1-883-31419-4.
- The White Book. Charlotte, North Carolina: Main Street Rag Publishing Co. 2008. ISBN 978-1-599-48126-5.
- Fear of Moving Water. Nicholasville, Kentucky: Wind Publications. 2009. ISBN 978-1-936-13802-9.
- The Circus Poems. Davidson, North Carolina: Lorimer Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-982-61713-7.
- The Poems of Wing Lei. Nicholasville, Kentucky: Wind Publications. 2012. ISBN 978-1-936-13845-6.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Young, Nancy. "Poet Alex Grant Connects with Fuquay-Varina Friday at Lazy Lion". Fuquay-Varina Independent. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Poetry Final". Phi Kappa Phi Forum. 84 (3). Phi Kappa Phi: 33. Summer 2004.
- ^ Lodge, Oliver (April 2011). "Pirene's Fountain Interviews Alex Grant". Pirene's Fountain. 4 (9). ISSN 1942-2067. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Alex Grant". Pirene's Fountain. 3 (7). April 2010. ISSN 1942-2067. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ a b "Alex Grant". One Pause. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ Stasio, Frank (May 16, 2008). "Chains & Mirrors". The State of Things. North Carolina Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ Stasio, Frank (May 11, 2012). "The Poems of Wing Lei". The State of Things. North Carolina Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ "Prague Summer Program Update" (Microsoft Word). Western Michigan University. April 2004. Retrieved November 1, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Nimrod/Hardman Writing Awards". Nimrod. University of Tulsa. Archived from the original on August 30, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Randall Jarrell/Harperprints Poetry Chapbook Competition". North Carolina Writers Network. Archived from the original on January 11, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Kakalak: An Anthology of Carolina Poets". Main Street Rag Press. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Best New Poets 2007 Selections". Best New Poets. August 21, 2007. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ Cockrell, W. Edgar III, ed. (2007). "Oscar Arnold Young Contest for Book" (PDF). Bay Leaves (33). Poetry Council of North Carolina. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
External links[edit]
- redroom.com/member/alex-grant
- Alex Grant profile Directory of Writers, Poets & Writers website
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