Joseph Stroud (born 1943,

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) is an American

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Life

He was educated at the

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, and

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. He is currently retired from teaching at

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. He has published five collections of poetry, most recently ''Of This World; New and Selected Poems'' (

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, 2008) and ''Country of Light ''(

, 2004). His work earned a Pushcart Prize in 2000 and has been featured on Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac. He was also a finalist for the Northern California Book Critics Award in 2005 and a year later was selected for a

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in poetry from the Library of Congress. His poetry articulates a voyage through places and times and voices, often sifting through the details of daily life, searching for miracles (“Inside the pear there’s a paradise we will never know, our only hint the sweetness of its taste.” - Comice, ''Below Cold Mountain''). He divides his time between his home in

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, and a cabin in the Sierra Nevada.

Awards

* 2000 Pushcart Prize * 2005 finalist for the Northern California Book Critics Award * 2006

in poetry from the Library of Congress. * 2011 Arts and Letters Award in Literature from the

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Works

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stroud, Joseph Living people American male poets University of San Francisco alumni San Francisco State University alumni Writers from Glendale, California California State University, Los Angeles alumni 1943 births