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Quitman Marshall [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Beaufort, SC
South Carolina US
Email: 
qman@islc.net
Bio: 

Born in SC, Quitman Marshall has been lucky to live in Barcelona, D.C., Amherst, New York City, and Paris. Back in SC, he was the founding coordinator of the literary series at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston. In addition to the titles listed in "Prizes" and "Publishing Credits," his chapbooks, published in small letterpress editions, include THE BIRTH GIFT (1986), 14th STREET (1988), THE SLOW COMET (1996), and SOME BIG FISH & SMALL POND ELEGIES (1997).

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
French
Born in: 
Columbia, SC
South Carolina
Raised in: 
Columbia, SC
South Carolina
Website: 
https://swamppoem.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Poets & Writers' Writers Exchange Award winner in poetry, 1996; South Carolina Poetry Archives Book Prize for YOU WERE BORN ONE TIME, 2013 (96 Press) . Finalist in River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Book Prize for SWAMPITUDE: ESCAPES WITH THE CONGAREE (published 2023, and available).

Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/quitman_marshall

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/quitman_marshall [2] https://swamppoem.com