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Katrina Vandenberg
Katrina Vandenberg is an American poet. Career Vandenberg is the author of two books of poetry and one chapbook. Her work has been called "emotionally resonant and intellectually ambitious." Her first book, ''Atlas'', was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in 2005. A reviewer described her second collection of poetry, ''The Alphabet Not Unlike the World'', as "taking thoughts about everyday stories and experiences and weaving them into profound poetic portraits about the larger things in life." She is an Associate Professor of creative writing at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Publications Poetry collections *''The Alphabet Not Unlike the World'' (Milkweed Editions, 2012, ) *''Atlas'' (Milkweed Editions, 2004, ) Chapbooks *''On Marriage'' (with Todd Boss Todd (Ryan) Boss (born December 6, 1968) is an American poet, installation artist, and film producer, and inventor based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has published several collections of poetry and contri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Book Award
The Minnesota Book Awards are presented annually for books created by writers, illustrators or book artists who are Minnesotans. The award, originally established in 1988, is organized by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. History The Minnesota Book Awards were created in 1988 as part of the Minnesota Festival of the Book, an event which ran for two years. No awards were presented in 1990. Following this, the Awards were run by the Minnesota Center for the Book. In 2000, that organization (including the awards) was moved to the Minnesota Humanities Commission, which in turn announced in 2006 that the Friends of the Saint Paul Library would return to the lead organizational role for the Awards. Categories and special awards Minnesota Book Awards are presented for Children's Literature, General Nonfiction, Genre Fiction, Memoir & Creative Nonfiction, Minnesota, Novel & Short Story, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. Prior to 2007, these categories varied each yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |