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Douglas Kearney
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| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) United States |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, teacher, librettist |
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Douglas Kearney is an American writer, performer, and teacher. He is well-known for his poetry and for writing stories for operas, which are called librettos. He was born in 1974 and grew up in Altadena, California. His creative work has appeared in many different magazines and journals. He even helped create an opera called Crescent City in 2012, which was very popular. Today, he teaches at the University of Minnesota.
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Douglas Kearney's Education
Douglas Kearney went to Howard University for his first degree. Later, he earned a special degree called an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in 2004. An MFA stands for Master of Fine Arts. It is a higher degree for people who want to become professional artists or writers.
Awards and Honors for Douglas Kearney
Douglas Kearney has won many important awards for his writing. He received special help called fellowships from places like Cave Canem and the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference. These fellowships give writers time and support to focus on their work.
In 2007, the Poetry Society of America called him a "Notable New American Poet." The next year, he was part of the National Poetry Series. This is a big honor for poets.
Key Awards for His Books
Douglas Kearney has won several major awards for his books:
- In 2008, he won a Whiting Award. This award helps talented new writers.
- His book Patter won the California Book Awards Poetry Finalist award in 2014.
- In 2017, his book Buck Studies won the California Book Award for Poetry (Silver). It also won the CLMP Firecracker Award for Poetry and the Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize.
- In 2021, he won the Campbell Opera Librettist Prize for his opera writing.
- His book Sho was a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry in 2021.
- In 2022, Sho won the Griffin Poetry Prize, which is a major international award.
- His book Optic Subwoof won the CLMP Firecracker Award for Creative Nonfiction in 2023. It also won the Poetry Foundation Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism.
Douglas Kearney's Published Works
Douglas Kearney's poems and writings have been included in many collections of different authors' works, called anthologies.
Anthologies He's Been In
- Dark Matter: Reading the Bones (2005), edited by Sheree R. Thomas. This book collects science fiction and fantasy stories.
- Spoken Word Revolution Redux (2007), edited by Mark Eleveld. This book focuses on spoken word poetry.
- Best American Poetry 2015 (2015), edited by Sherman Alexie and David Lehman. This is a yearly collection of some of the best American poems.
