Tony Sanders (2 May 1957, in

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– 11 February 2015) was an American

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

Life

Born on May 2, 1957 in New York City, he was educated at

Phillips Andover Academy ("Not for Self") la, Finis Origine Pendet ("The End Depends Upon the Beginning") Youth From Every Quarter Knowledge and Goodness , address = 180 Main Street , city = Andover , state = Ma ...

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

, The Iowa's Writer's Workshop and University of Houston. Sanders published four collections of poetry, including the collection of prose poems ''Subject Matters,'' and a collaboration of verse with his dear friend and fellow poet Chard deNiord. Sanders' poetry appeared in numerous publications including ''Poetry'', ''Paris Review'', ''The Yale Review'', ''The Gettysburg Review'' and ''The New York Times Book Review''. Ten of his poems were nominated for Pushcart Prizes. He lived in New York City and Vermont. Sanders was a member of The National Arts Club and Poets House.''Tony Sanders''
''New York Times''.

Awards

* 1992

Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry The Bernard F. Conners Prize for Poetry is given by the Paris Review "for the finest poem over 200 lines published in The Paris Review in a given year", according to the magazine.

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