Jeff Oaks
Encyclopedia
Jeff Oaks is an American poet
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He is a lecturer in poetry at the University of Pittsburgh
and managing director of the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series.
Oakes has published poems in Southern Poetry Review, Nimrod, Cumberland Poetry Review, and 5 AM. He has won two Academy of American Poets Prizes, two fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
, and a fellowship from the Pittsburgh Foundation.
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...
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He is a lecturer in poetry at the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
and managing director of the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series.
Oakes has published poems in Southern Poetry Review, Nimrod, Cumberland Poetry Review, and 5 AM. He has won two Academy of American Poets Prizes, two fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is an agency serving the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.Established in 1966, its mission is "to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state." Each year...
, and a fellowship from the Pittsburgh Foundation.
Books
- The Unknown Country, poetry (Brockport, New York: State Street Press, 1994).
- The Moon of Books, poetry (Lincoln, Nebraska: Ultima Obscura Press, 2000).
- Shift, poetry (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: Seven Kitchens Press, 2010).