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Corey Marks

コーリー・マークス

Kōrī Mākusu

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
American
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Poet, University teacher
Active Years
1990-
Affiliations
University of North Texas

Education

Kalamazoo College
English
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Warren Wilson College
Degree: MFA
Country: United States
University of Houston
Creative Writing and Literature
Degree: PhD
Country: United States

Awards

National Poetry Series
1999
Work: Renunciation
Result: 受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
2003
Organization: National Endowment for the Arts
Result: 受賞
Natalie Ornish Prize
Organization: Texas Institute of Letters
Result: 受賞
Bernard F. Conners Prize
Organization: The Paris Review
Result: 受賞
Green Rose Prize
2011
Work: The Radio Tree
Organization: New Issues Press
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Rock That Is Not a Rabbit

2023 Poetry

A recent poetry collection exploring intersections of language and image, addressing themes of existence and memory.

memoryexistenceimagery

The Radio Tree

2012 Poetry

A collection featuring motifs of radio, transmission, nature, and memory. Winner of the 2011 Green Rose Prize.

radiotransmissionnaturememory

Renunciation

2000 Poetry

Published as the winner of the 1999 National Poetry Series; addresses themes of self, morality, and renunciation.

selfmoralityrenunciation

Bibliography

  • The Rock That Is Not a Rabbit (2023)
  • The Radio Tree (2012)
  • Renunciation (2000)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Contemporary American poetryImage-focused poetic languageUse of form and fragment
Recurring Motifs
memorynatureradio/transmissionfamily

Legacy

An American contemporary poet with multiple awards; influences readers and students through university teaching and publications in literary journals.

Academic Societies

  • Texas Institute of Letters

Trivia

  • He teaches at the University of North Texas.
  • Won the 2011 Green Rose Prize (New Issues Press) for The Radio Tree.
  • Work has appeared in The Paris Review and VQR among other journals.
  • Served as a judge for the Rilke Prize.