Cynthia Macdonald
Cynthia Macdonald
Cynthia Macdonald (born February 2, 1928, New York City) is an American poet. She is the mother of American artist Jennifer Macdonald.
Life
She was a member of the board of directors of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs.[1]
She wrote the libretto for The Rehearsal (1978), an opera by Thomas Benjamin.[2]
Awards
- Three NEA grants (two for poetry and one for a libretto) [3][4]
- Guggenheim Fellowship [5]
- National Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters award
- O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize[6]
Works
- "Discomfiting the Absolute Splendor". Poetry.
- "The Impossible May Be Possible". Ploughshares. Spring 1999.
Books
- Macdonald, Cynthia (June 1972). Amputations: Poems. George Braziller. ISBN 0-8076-0656-1.
- Macdonald, Cynthia (April 1977). Transplants: Poems. George Braziller. ISBN 0-8076-0810-6.
- Macdonald, Cynthia (1980-01-01). (W)Holes. NY: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated. ISBN 0-394-50852-1.
- Macdonald, Cynthia (1985-09-12). Alternate Means of Transport. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-72968-4.
- Macdonald, Cynthia (1992-11-03). Living Wills: New and Selected Poems. Knopf. ISBN 0-679-74278-6.
- Macdonald, Cynthia (1997-01-01). I Can't Remember. Alfred a Knopf Inc. ISBN 0679454578.
References
- ↑ http://www.lib.odu.edu/litfest/3rd/macdonald.html
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/354100/Cynthia-Macdonald
- ↑ http://www3.wooster.edu/ArtfulDodge/interviews/macdonald.htm
- ↑ http://www.nea.gov/pub/nea_lit.pdf
- ↑ http://www.gf.org/fellows/9167-cynthia-macdonald
- ↑ http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=968
External links
- Daniel Bourne (March 30, 1990). "A Conversation With Cynthia Macdonald". Artful Dodge.
- "Cynthia Macdonald." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 18 Nov. 2009
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