James R. Whitley

Poet

Waterbury, CT

Connecticut US

Email:

Website:

Books:

Songs for Solo Voice (Red Mountain Press, 2021)

The Goddess of Goodbye (Word Press, 2009)

This Is the Red Door (Ironweed Press, 2009)

The Golden Web (Wind River Press, 2003)

Immersion (Lotus Press, Inc., 2002)

Pieta (Pudding House Publications, 2001)

Prizes won:

2001 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award,

Ironweed Press Poetry Prize,

2010 Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry,

2020 Red Mountain Poetry Prize

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

African American

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

New York

Raised in:

New York

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Last update: Feb 27, 2021