BJ Ward (born 1967) is an American

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. Ward is a recipient of the

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(Anthology XXVIII, 2004) for poetry and two Distinguished Artist Fellowships from the

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. He has published three full books of poetry and has been featured in many journals including: ''Cerebellum'', ''Edison Literary Review'', ''Journal of Jersey Poets'', ''Kimera'', ''Lips'', ''Long Shot'', ''Maelstrom'', ''

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''. His poem "For the Children of the World Trade Center Victims," is cast in bronze and featured at

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, an outdoor sculpture museum in Hamilton, New Jersey. Ward is an Assistant Professor of English at

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and has served as University Distinguished Fellow at

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. BJ Ward is an active educator in a number of realms. He teaches writing workshops in the public school system throughout New Jersey, and his work there earns him yearly residencies in many school districts.

Works

* '' Landing in New Jersey With Soft Hands'', poetry (Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 1994) * '' 17 Love Poems With No Despair'', poetry (Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 1997) * '' Gravedigger's Birthday'', poetry (Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2002) * '' Jackleg Opera: Collected Poems, 1990 to 2013'', poetry (Berkeley: North Atlantic Books

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External links

BJ Ward's Official Homepage
1967 births Living people American male poets 21st-century American poets 21st-century American male writers {{US-poet-1960s-stub