Bryan Penberthy (born December 29, 1976) is an American

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. Born in

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, in 1976, he was raised near

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. He received his B.A. from

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in 2000, and his M.F.A. from

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

in 2003. During his time at Purdue, Penberthy served as Poetry Editor for '' Sycamore Review''. His debut collection of poetry, ''Lucktown'', was awarded the National Poetry Review Book Prize and was published in 2007. His poetry has appeared in many journals, including '' Crazyhorse'', ''

Coal City Review The ''Coal City Review'' is an annual literary journal of prose, poetry, reviews and illustrations published by the University of Kansas English MFA Program and edited by Brian Daldorph since 1989. The ''Review'' typically features the work of many ...

'', ''New Orleans Review'', ''

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'', ''Bat City Review'', and ''Poetry International'', as well as online by '' Blackbird'' and ''Verse Daily''. Interviews he conducted with

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winner Maurice Manning (poet) and James Laughlin Award recipient

Tony Hoagland Anthony Dey Hoagland (November 19, 1953 – October 23, 2018) was an American poet. His poetry collection, ''What Narcissism Means to Me'' (2003), was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His other honors included two grant ...

were published in ''Sycamore Review''. Penberthy has taught at Purdue University, at the

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through the

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’s Programs for the Military,

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, ECPI University, and

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. He lives in

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. He currently works at the

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Bibliography

*''Lucktown'' (The National Poetry Review Press, 2007)

Awards

*Finalist (for ''Lucktown''), 2007 T.S. Eliot Prize (Truman State University Press) *Honorable Mention (for ''Lucktown''), 2006 Stevens Manuscript Competition (

National Federation of State Poetry Societies The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. (NFSPS) is a national organization of state poetry societies in the United States. It was established in 1959 and now includes affiliates in 32 U.S. states. The federation hosts conferences a ...

) *Semi-finalist (for ''Lucktown''), 2006 Elixir Press Poetry Book Award *

Association of Writers & Writing Programs The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) is a nonprofit literary organization that provides support, advocacy, resources, and community to nearly 50,000 writers, 500 college and university creative writing programs, and 125 writers' c ...

(AWP) Intro Award for Poetry (2000)

References

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External links

Poetry Reading
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