Genre Poetry Books Slow Lightning | Role Poet Name Eduardo Corral | |
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Alma mater Arizona State University;
Iowa Writer's Workshop Notable awards Yale Younger Series Poets;
Whiting Award Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Poetry | ||
Education Arizona State University | ||
Eduardo c corral p o p
Eduardo C. Corral is an American poet and teacher. His first book Slow Lightning was published by Yale University Press in 2012 as the winner of the Yale Younger Series Poets Prize.
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- Eduardo c corral p o p
- Eduardo c corral in colorado my father scoured and stacked dishes
- Personal life
- Career
- Awards and fellowships
- Published works
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Eduardo c corral in colorado my father scoured and stacked dishes
Personal life
Corral was born in Casa Grande, Arizona to Higinio and Socorro Corral.
He currently lives in Rego Park, Queens, New York.
Career
Corral studied Chicano studies at Arizona State University. He received his Masters in Fine Arts from the Iowa Writer's Workshop. Corral was also a founding fellow of the CantoMundo Writers Conference.
His poems have been published in various journals including Black Warrior Review, Colorado Review, Indiana Review, Meridian, MiPOesias, and The Nation.
His collection "Slow Lightning" was chosen by Carl Phillips for the prestigious Yale Younger Series Poets Prize. Corral is the first Latino poet chosen for the prize. He has cited Robert Hayden and Federico García Lorca as influences.
Awards and fellowships
Published works
Poetry Collections