Walt Whitman Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2015) Winner
Sjohnna McCray
スジョンナ・マクレイ
Sjohnna McCray
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-03-07 （Cincinnati, Ohio）
- Died
- 2023-06-21 age 51
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cincinnati, Ohio → New York City → Chicago → Phoenix, Arizona → Savannah, Georgia
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, teacher
- Active Years
- 1995-2023
- Affiliations
- Savannah State University
- Nominations
- Pushcart Prize nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio University | — | Literature | BS | 1991-1995 | United States |
| University of Virginia | — | Poetry | MFA | — | United States |
| Teachers College, Columbia University | — | English Education | MA | — | United States |
Ohio University
Literature
Degree:
BS
Period:
1991-1995
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
United States
University of Virginia
Poetry
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA in Poetry
Teachers College, Columbia University
English Education
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Walt Whitman Award | Rapture | — | Academy of American Poets | winner |
| — | Emerson Poetry Prize | — | — | Ohio University | winner |
Walt Whitman Award
2015
Work:
Rapture
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
winner
Emerson Poetry Prize
Organization:
Ohio University
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Rapture
2016 PoetryA poetry collection exploring family, identity, and love.
familyidentitylove
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalcourageous truth-telling
- Recurring Motifs
- family bondspersonal revelations
Legacy
Known as an American poet who won the Walt Whitman Award.
Quotes
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These poems are so beautifully crafted, so courageous in their truth-telling, and so full of what I like to think of as lyrical wisdom—the visceral revelations that only music, gesture and image, working together, can impart.
Source: Tracy K. Smith (U.S. Poet Laureate) (2015)