February 28, 2005
For Immediate Release
For more information:
Derek Hall
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Written by:
Celeste Christiansen
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UVSC Professor Receives Nationally Recognized Poetry Award
Utah Valley State College Assistant Professor of English and award-winning poet Dr. Robert Carney won the 2005 National Poetry Review Chapbook Prize for his collection of poems entitled “The Book of the Living.”
As the Chapbook Prize winner, Carney was awarded $500 and publication in the spring 2005 issue of the nationally distributed National Poetry Review.
Carney will perform his award-winning poetry including two poems nominated for Pushcart Prizes “You Are Here →∙” and “How the Baby Seal Was Born” on March 5 at 5 p.m. in the Gallery at Universe City Department of Performing Arts in Ogden.
Carney’s poems have been published in many journals including Mid-American Review, Northwest Review and Redactions Poetry and Poetics.
“I try to recite the work I love with power and enthusiasm,” said Carney. “It is a privilege to receive honors for my poems and to share them with others.”
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A headshot and poetry samples are available upon request.