Colin Cheney (born 1978 Boston, Massachusetts) is an American poet.
Colin Cheney | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | Brown University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Relatives | Ian Cheney (brother) |
| Website | |
| www | |
His debut collection, Here Be Monsters, was selected for the National Poetry Series in 2009. His work has appeared in many publications including American Poetry Review, Crazyhorse, Gulf Coast, Kenyon Review, Massachusetts Review, Ploughshares, Poetry Magazine. He is an editor of Tongue: A Journal of Writing & Art.[1]
He graduated from Brown University, with a BA in Environmental Studies in 2001. In 2007, he received an MFA from New York University.
He lives in Portland, Maine, where works as a visiting instructor at the Maine College of Art.[2] He is the brother of film producer Ian Cheney.[3]
Awards
edit- 2006 Ruth Lilly Fellowships [4]
- 2009 National Poetry Series[5]
- 2010 Pushcart Prize for the poem "Lord God Bird"
Works
edit- "Half-Ourselves & Half-Not", Poetry (September 2009)
- "Ars Poetica with Vulture", Kenyon Review
- "Hanging Garden", "Guernica: A Journal of Writing & Art" (with audio)
- "Observatory", "Waccamaw: A Journal of Contemporary Literature"
- Here Be Monsters (The University of Georgia Press, 2010)
References
edit- ^ "Tongue – Editors". tongueoftheworld.org.
- ^ www.meca.edu https://www.meca.edu/people/colin-cheney/. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[title missing] - ^ "Colin Cheney: The City Dark". Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Two Young Poets Win Ruth Lilly Fellowships : The Poetry Foundation". Archived from the original on 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "News from the University of Georgia Press: Colin Cheney wins National Poetry Series competition". ugapress.blogspot.com. 9 September 2009.