Alex Grant (poet)

Alex Grant
Alex Grant
Born	20th century; Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
Occupation	Poet, teacher
Language	English
Spouse	Tristi

Alex Grant is a Scottish-born American poet and instructor.^[1]

Biography

Background

He was born in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland,^[2] and grew up in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.^[3]

Personal life

Grant resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Tristi.^[4]

Literary career

Grant's work has appeared in Arts & Letters, Best New Poets 2007, Connecticut Review, The Missouri Review, The Seattle Review and Verse Daily.^[5] Grant has appeared on WUNC's The State of Things show with Frank Stasio.^[6]^[7]

Awards and honors

Grant has been a six-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, an American literary prize.^[5]

He has also received the following honors:

Pavel Srut Poetry Fellowship, 2004^[8] (a program of Western Michigan University; named in honor of Czech poet Pavel Srut)
The Pablo Neruda Prize in Poetry – Honorable Mention, 2005^[9] (named in honor of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda)
The Randall Jarrell Prize, 2006^[10] (named in honor of American poet Randall Jarrell)
Kakalak Poetry Prize, 2006^[11]
Best New Poets 2007^[12]
Oscar Arnold Young Award, 2007^[13]

Bibliography

His published poetry collections include:

Chains & Mirrors. Carrboro, North Carolina: North Carolina Writers Network. 2006. ISBN 978-1-883-31419-4.
The White Book. Charlotte, North Carolina: Main Street Rag Publishing Co. 2008. ISBN 978-1-599-48126-5.
Fear of Moving Water. Nicholasville, Kentucky: Wind Publications. 2009. ISBN 978-1-936-13802-9.
The Circus Poems. Davidson, North Carolina: Lorimer Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-982-61713-7.
The Poems of Wing Lei. Nicholasville, Kentucky: Wind Publications. 2012. ISBN 978-1-936-13845-6.

References

^ Young, Nancy. "Poet Alex Grant Connects with Fuquay-Varina Friday at Lazy Lion". Fuquay-Varina Independent. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
^ "Poetry Final". Phi Kappa Phi Forum. 84 (3). Phi Kappa Phi: 33. Summer 2004.
^ Lodge, Oliver (April 2011). "Pirene's Fountain Interviews Alex Grant". Pirene's Fountain. 4 (9). ISSN 1942-2067. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
^ "Alex Grant". Pirene's Fountain. 3 (7). April 2010. ISSN 1942-2067. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Alex Grant". One Pause. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
^ Stasio, Frank (May 16, 2008). "Chains & Mirrors". The State of Things. North Carolina Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
^ Stasio, Frank (May 11, 2012). "The Poems of Wing Lei". The State of Things. North Carolina Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
^ "Prague Summer Program Update" (Microsoft Word). Western Michigan University. April 2004. Retrieved November 1, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "The Nimrod/Hardman Writing Awards". Nimrod. University of Tulsa. Archived from the original on August 30, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
^ "Randall Jarrell/Harperprints Poetry Chapbook Competition". North Carolina Writers Network. Archived from the original on January 11, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
^ "Kakalak: An Anthology of Carolina Poets". Main Street Rag Press. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
^ "Best New Poets 2007 Selections". Best New Poets. August 21, 2007. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
^ Cockrell, W. Edgar III, ed. (2007). "Oscar Arnold Young Contest for Book" (PDF). Bay Leaves (33). Poetry Council of North Carolina. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

External links

redroom.com/member/alex-grant
Alex Grant profile Directory of Writers, Poets & Writers website

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[1] Young, Nancy. "Poet Alex Grant Connects with Fuquay-Varina Friday at Lazy Lion". Fuquay-Varina Independent. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

[PKP-2] "Poetry Final". Phi Kappa Phi Forum. 84 (3). Phi Kappa Phi: 33. Summer 2004.

[3] Lodge, Oliver (April 2011). "Pirene's Fountain Interviews Alex Grant". Pirene's Fountain. 4 (9). ISSN 1942-2067. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

[4] "Alex Grant". Pirene's Fountain. 3 (7). April 2010. ISSN 1942-2067. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

[One_Pause-5] "Alex Grant". One Pause. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

[6] Stasio, Frank (May 16, 2008). "Chains & Mirrors". The State of Things. North Carolina Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2012.

[7] Stasio, Frank (May 11, 2012). "The Poems of Wing Lei". The State of Things. North Carolina Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.

[8] "Prague Summer Program Update" (Microsoft Word). Western Michigan University. April 2004. Retrieved November 1, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[9] "The Nimrod/Hardman Writing Awards". Nimrod. University of Tulsa. Archived from the original on August 30, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

[10] "Randall Jarrell/Harperprints Poetry Chapbook Competition". North Carolina Writers Network. Archived from the original on January 11, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

[11] "Kakalak: An Anthology of Carolina Poets". Main Street Rag Press. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

[12] "Best New Poets 2007 Selections". Best New Poets. August 21, 2007. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

[13] Cockrell, W. Edgar III, ed. (2007). "Oscar Arnold Young Contest for Book" (PDF). Bay Leaves (33). Poetry Council of North Carolina. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

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