Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1987) Winner
Mark Cox
マーク・コックス
Māku Kokkusu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956 （East St. Louis, Illinois）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Wilmington, North Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina Wilmington, Vermont College of Fine Arts
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePauw University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Vermont College of Fine Arts | — | Department of Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
DePauw University
Country:
United States
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Department of Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| — | Oklahoma Book Award | — | — | — | Winner |
| — | The Society of Midland Authors Poetry Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
Whiting Award
1987
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Pushcart Prize
Result:
Winner
Oklahoma Book Award
Result:
Winner
The Society of Midland Authors Poetry Prize
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Smoulder
1989 PoetryThirty-seven Years from the Stone
1998 PoetryNatural Causes
2004 PoetryThe Memory of Water
2011 PoetrySorrow Bread: New and Selected Poems 1984-2015
2017 PoetryReadiness: Prose Poems
2018 Prose PoemsKnowing
2024 PoetryBibliography
- Smoulder (1989)
- Thirty-seven Years from the Stone (1998)
- Natural Causes (2004)
- The Memory of Water (ed., 2011)
- Sorrow Bread: New and Selected Poems 1984-2015 (2017)
- Readiness: Prose Poems (2018)
- Knowing (2024)
Legacy
An American poet known for winning several awards and teaching creative writing at universities.
Trivia
- Has 3 children.