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Jan 6, 2015 · The album title is taken from the last line of that poem. She also held benefit concerts to establish the annual Miller Williams Poetry Prize. Miller Williams was born in Hoxie, graduated with a degree in biology from what is now Arkansas State University, and earned a master’s degree in zoology from the University of Arkansas. He wrote ...
Williams died on January 1, 2015, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Miller Williams - Stanley Miller Williams was born in Hoxie, Arkansas, on April 8, 1930. Williams first attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, intending to study English and foreign languages but was dissuaded after entrance exams revealed that, according to him, “I had no ...
Miller Williams (April 8, 1930 – January 1, 2015) was an American poet, translator and editor. He published 37 books of poetry and won several awards like the Henry Bellman Award, John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence, the Porter Prize Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement in Writing, National Arts Award, New York Arts Fund Award. His accomplishments were chronicled in Arkansas ...
Every year, the University of Arkansas Press accepts submissions for the Miller Williams Poetry Series and from the books selected awards the $5,000 Miller Williams Poetry Prize in the following summer. In February 2020, acclaimed poet Patricia Smith was named editor of the Miller Williams Poetry Series. She will select the winner and finalists ...
Title. 2018. Ultrasound: Your Picture. 2018. Loud Outs. 2015. Kiss Over Zero. George David Clark - George David Clark is the author of Reveille (University of Arkansas Press, 2015), winner of the Miller Williams Poetry Prize. He edits 32 Poems and lives in Washington, Pennsylvania.
Apr 3, 2023 · L.J. Sysko is the author of THE DAUGHTER OF MAN, her debut full-length poetry collection selected by Pulitzer Prize finalist poet Patricia Smith for the 2023 Miller Williams Poetry Series (University of Arkansas Press), and BATTLEDORE, a poetry chapbook published by Finishing Line Press in 2017.
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Apr 11, 2022 · Series editor Patricia Smith serves as the judge for the Miller Williams Poetry Prize. With the help of screeners, she awards to three authors publication in the series. This is the most significant award the press can offer: the opportunity for the author’s work to be published with all the dedication and expertise we have to offer.
