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
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, as selected by
Linda Bierds
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and presented by the
Academy of American Poets.
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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
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American male poets
Year of birth missing (living people)
Poets from New York City
Wesleyan University alumni
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni
Living people