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Elyse Fenton (born September 4, 1980 in
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fenton, Elyse 1980 births Reed College alumni Living people University of Oregon alumni American women poets 21st-century American poets 21st-century American women writers
Elyse Fenton (born September 4, 1980 in Brookline, Massachusetts
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) is an American poet.
Fenton is the author of the poetry collection ''Clamor'' (Cleveland State University Poetry Center
The Cleveland State University Poetry Center is a literary small press and poetry outreach organization in Cleveland, Ohio, operated under the auspices of the English Department at Cleveland State University. It publishes original works of poetry b ...
, 2010) which was selected for the 2009 Cleveland State University Poetry Center
The Cleveland State University Poetry Center is a literary small press and poetry outreach organization in Cleveland, Ohio, operated under the auspices of the English Department at Cleveland State University. It publishes original works of poetry b ...
First Book Prize by D. A. Powell. Fenton’s ''Clamor'' also received the 2010 University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize The Dylan Thomas Prize is a leading prize for young writers presented annually. The prize, named in honour of the Welsh writer and poet Dylan Thomas, brings international prestige and a remuneration of £30,000 (~$46,000). It is open to published w ...
and the 2011 Bob Bush Memorial Award for First Book of Poetry from the Texas Institute of Letters. She was recipient of the 2008 Pablo Neruda Award from the Nimrod International Literary Journal. Fenton’s poetry and nonfiction have appeared in numerous publications including The Iowa Review
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, The Massachusetts Review
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, and The New York Times
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. She was featured in Poetry Society of America's ''New American Poets 2011'' selected by Rachel Zucker
Rachel Zucker is an American poet born in New York City in 1971. She is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently, ''SoundMachine'' (Wave Books 2019). She also co-edited the book ''Women Poets on Mentorship: Efforts and Affections'' ...
.
Fenton received her B.A. from Reed College and her M.F.A. from the University of Oregon
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.
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