Thirkield
Thirkield is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Jonathan Thirkield, American poet *Wilbur P. Thirkield Wilbur Patterson Thirkield (September 25, 1854 – November 8, 1936) was a Methodist bishop and educator born in Franklin, Ohio. He served as president of Howard University. He was the son of Eden Burrows Thirkield, a prominent merchant of that ... (1854–1934), American Methodist bishop and president of Howard University {{Short pages monitor ...
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Jonathan Thirkield
Jonathan Thirkield is an American poet, currently living in New York City. Life Thirkield was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from Wesleyan University, and was a Truman Capote Fellow at the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop. Thirkield was born and raised in New York City. He achieved critical acclaim for his debut poetry collection, ''The Waker's Corridor'', which won the 2008 Walt Whitman Award, as selected by Linda Bierds Linda Louise Bierds (born 1945 in Delaware) is an American poet and professor of English and creative writing at the University of Washington, where she also received her B.A. in 1969. Her books include ''Flights of the Harvest Mare''; ''The Stil ... and presented by the Academy of American Poets. His poems have been featured in several journals, including ''WebConjunctions'', ''The Colorado Review'', and ''American Letters & Commentary'', among others. Works * ''The Waker's Corridor'', LSU Press. , References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thi ...
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