Wally Swist
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Prizes Won:
Former Poet-in-Residence, Fort Juniper, the Robert Francis Homestead (1998, 2003-2005); recipient of Artist Fellowship Awards in Poetry from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts (1978, 2003); one of seven finalists chosen from New England and New York to read their poetry in the 40th Anniversary of the Northeast Modern Language Association Convention (Creative Session) (2009); co-winner of the 2011 Crab Orchard Series Open Poetry Competition for Huang Po and the Dimensions of Love; 2nd Prize in the 2012 W. B. Yeats Society of New York Poetry Competition; recipient of the Philip Whalen Memorial Grant from Poets in Need and grants of financial assistance from the Author's League Fund, The Carnegie Foundation for Authors, The Haven Foundation, and PEN America; winner of the Snapshot Press Book Award for The Windbreak Pine: New and Uncollected Haiku, 1985-2015.
Private E-mail:
wswist@yahoo.com
With whom do you prefer to work?:
Any
Connecticut
In which languages are you fluent?:
English
How do you want to identify yourself?:
Other
Born in (Country):
United States
Born in (City):
New Haven
First Name:
Wally
Photo of the Author:
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Last Name:
Swist
Male
Yes
Are you interested in giving readings?:
Yes
Are you willing to travel to give readings?:
Yes
Legacy Writer ID:
2628
Listed as:
Poet
Application Accepted:
Application Accepted
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1753A South East Street
Amherst,
MA
01002-3068