Joseph Harrison (poet)
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Joseph Harrison is an American poet
, and editor.
He grew up in Virginia
and Alabama
.
He graduated from Yale University
with a Bachelor's of Art degree in 1979, and from Johns Hopkins University
with a Masters of Art degree in 1986.
He is Senior American Editor for Waywiser Press.
He lives in Baltimore
.
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 editor.
He grew up in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
and Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
.
He graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
with a Bachelor's of Art degree in 1979, and from Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
with a Masters of Art degree in 1986.
He is Senior American Editor for Waywiser Press.
He lives in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
.
Awards
- 2005 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
- 2009 Guggenheim Fellow
Works
- Someone Else’s Name Zoo Press, 2003, ISBN 9781932023114; Waywiser Press, 2007 ISBN 9781904130062
- Identity Theft, Waywiser Press, 2008, ISBN 9781904130277
Anthologies
- The Best American Poetry 1998, Editors John Hollander, David Lehman, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998, ISBN 9780684814537
- "Air Larry", 180 More Extraordinary Poems for Every Day, Editor Billy CollinsBilly CollinsBilly Collins is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He is a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York and is the Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute, Florida...
, Random House, Inc., 2005, ISBN 9780812972962 - Poetry: a pocket anthology, Editor R. S. Gwynn, Longman, 2002, ISBN 9780321087201
- The Swallow Anthology of New American Poets, Editor David Yezzi, Swallow Press, 2009, ISBN 9780804011211