Richard Foerster
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Richard Foerster is an American poet
who has recently been awarded a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry.
His most recent poetry collection is Penetralia (Texas Review Press, 2011), and his poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including Poetry
, The Nation
, The New England Review, Prairie Schooner, TriQuarterly
, The Kenyon Review
, Shenandoah, The Southern Review. His honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maine Arts Commission, and the Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship.
He was founding editor of Chautauqua Literary Journal from 2003 until his departure from the journal in 2007 and was a long-time editor at Chelsea
Magazine, beginning in 1978. He became editor
in 1994, and served in that position until 2001. Foerster received a B.A. in English Literature
from Fordham College and an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Virginia
. He lives in York, Maine
.
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...
who has recently been awarded a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry.
His most recent poetry collection is Penetralia (Texas Review Press, 2011), and his poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including Poetry
Poetry (magazine)
Poetry , published in Chicago, Illinois since 1912, is one of the leading monthly poetry journals in the English-speaking world. Published by the Poetry Foundation and currently edited by Christian Wiman, the magazine has a circulation of 30,000 and prints 300 poems per year out of approximately...
, The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
, The New England Review, Prairie Schooner, TriQuarterly
TriQuarterly
TriQuarterly Online is a not-for-profit American literary magazine published twice a year at Northwestern University that features fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, literary essays, reviews, a blog, and graphic art....
, The Kenyon Review
The Kenyon Review
The Kenyon Review is a Literary magazine based in Gambier, Ohio, USA, home of Kenyon College. The Review was founded in 1939 by John Crowe Ransom, critic and professor of English at Kenyon College, who served as its editor until 1959...
, Shenandoah, The Southern Review. His honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maine Arts Commission, and the Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship.
He was founding editor of Chautauqua Literary Journal from 2003 until his departure from the journal in 2007 and was a long-time editor at Chelsea
Chelsea (magazine)
Chelsea was a small American, twice-a-year literary magazine based in New York City. The influential journal, edited for many years by Sonia Raiziss, published poetry, prose, book reviews and translations with an emphasis on translations, art, and cross-cultural exchange.-History:In 1958, The...
Magazine, beginning in 1978. He became editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
in 1994, and served in that position until 2001. Foerster received a B.A. in English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
from Fordham College and an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
. He lives in York, Maine
York, Maine
York is a town in York County, Maine, United States at the southwest corner of the state. The population in the 2000 census was 12,854. Situated beside the Atlantic Ocean on the Gulf of Maine, York is a well-known summer resort. It is home to three 18-hole golf clubs, three sandy beaches, and...
.
Published works
- Penetralia (Texas Review Press, 2011)
- The Burning of Troy (BOA Editions, Ltd.BOA Editions, Ltd.BOA Editions, Ltd. is an American independent, non-profit literary publishing company located in Rochester, New York, founded in 1976 by the late poet, editor and translator, A...
, 2006) - Double Going (BOA Editions, 2002)
- Patterns of Descent (Orchises Press, 1993)
- Trillium (BOA Editions, 1998)
- Sudden Harbor (Orchises Press, 1992)
Awards & Honors
- 2011 National Endowment for the ArtsNational Endowment for the ArtsThe National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
Fellowship for Poetry. - Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling ScholarshipAmy Lowell Poetry Travelling ScholarshipThe Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship is given annually to a U.S.-born poet to spend one year outside North America in a country the recipient feels will most advance his or her work....
(2000/2001) - Camargo Foundation Fellowship (1999)http://www.camargofoundation.org/fellowdetails.asp?recno=479
- Hawthornden Fellowship (1997)
- Maine Arts Commission Fellowship (1997)
- National Endowment for the Arts: Creative Writing Fellowship (1995)
- Bess Hokin Prize (1992)
- Discovery/The Nation Award (1985)