Occupation Prose Poet Role Poet Name Louis Jenkins | Period 1970s - present Nationality American | |
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Born October 28, 1942 (age 82) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) ( 1942-10-28 ) Books Nice fish, Just above water, North of the Cities: 50 Prose Po, Sea smoke, Before You Know It: Prose Po Similar People Robert Bly, Garrison Keillor, Charles Simic | ||
Louis jenkins poetry words like breadcrumbs to mark the way home 1996
Louis Jenkins (born October 28, 1942) is an American prose poet from Enid, Oklahoma. He lived in Duluth, Minnesota, for over 30 years with his wife Ann. His poems have been published in a number of literary magazines and anthologies. Jenkins has been a guest on A Prairie Home Companion numerous times and has also been featured on The Writer's Almanac. The author's book, Nice Fish, was winner of the Minnesota Book Award in 1995. His book Just Above Water won the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award in 1997. In 1996, Jenkins was a featured poet at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Actor Mark Rylance recited works by Jenkins in lieu of formal acceptance speeches after winning a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for the play Boeing-Boeing (in 2008) and after winning his Tony Award for the play Jerusalem (in 2011).
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