Alfred Corn
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| Alfred Corn | |
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| Born | Alfred DeWitt Corn III Bainbridge, Georgia |
| Occupation | Poet, Critic |
| Genres | Poetry, Essays |
| Notable award(s) | Guggenheim Fellowship Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets[1][2] |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Jones (divorced) |
Alfred DeWitt Corn III (born 1943) is an American poet and essayist.
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[edit] Early life
Alfred Corn was born in Bainbridge, Georgia in 1943 and raised in Valdosta, Georgia.
Corn graduated from Emory University in 1965 with a B.A. in French literature. Corn earned an M.A. in French literature at Columbia University in 1967.
Corn travelled to France on a Fulbright Scholarship where he met Ann Jones, whom he would later marry.[3] Around 1972, Corn declared that he was homosexual. He and Jones divorced.
[edit] Career
In 1976, Corn wrote his first book of poetry All Roads at Once.
Corn was awarded the 1982 Levinson Prize by Poetry Magazine.[4]
Corn was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1986.[1] In 1987, he was awarded a Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets.[2]
In 1997 Corn wrote the novel, Part of His Story.[5]
As of 2008, Corn has written nine books of poetry, one novel, and one book of essays.
[edit] Works
- All Roads at Once (1976) Viking Press ISBN 0670114103
- A Call in the Midst of the Crowd: Poems (1978) Viking Press ISBN 0670199796
- The Various Light (1980) Viking Press ISBN 0670743224
- Notes from a Child of Paradise (1984) ISBN 0670517070
- The West Door: Poems (1988) Viking Press ISBN 0670819565
- The Metamorphoses of Metaphor: Essays in Poetry and Fiction (1987) Viking Press ISBN 0670814717
- Autobiographies: Poems (1992) Viking Press ISBN 0670846023
- Part of His Story: A Novel (1997) Mid-List Press ISBN 0922811296
- Present (1997) Counterpoint ISBN 1887178317
- The Poem's Heartbeat: A Manual of Prosody (1997) Story Line Press ISBN 1885266405
- Walking Liberty with James Haug (1999) UPNE ISBN 1555534090
- Contradictions: Poems (2002) Copper Canyon Press ISBN 1556591853
[edit] References
- ^ a b "272 TO SHARE $5.9 MILLION IN GUGGENHEIM AWARDS", The New York Times, April 13, 1986. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ a b Alfred Corn. Academy of American Poets. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ (1995) in Colby, Vineta: World Authors, 1985-1990. H. W. Wilson, pp. 166-168. ISBN 0824208757.
- ^ Poetry Magazine. Prizes. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ Hower, Edward. "The Plague Years", The New York Times, April 27, 1997. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
[edit] External links
- Alfred Corn's weblog
- Alfred Corn at Academy of American Poets
- Alfred Corn at The New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Alfred Corn (1943-) at Poetry Foundation
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