Poet Carl Phillips wins $75,000 Jackson Prize
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FILE - Poet Carl Phillips appears at the 26th Annual Literary Awards Festival in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sept. 28, 2016. On Monday, Poets & Writers announced that the 61-year-old Phillips has won the Jackson Prize, a $75,000 honor for a body of work which displays exceptional talent. Phillips 15 books of poetry include Wild Is the Wind, Pale Colors In a Tall Field and In the Blood. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK – Poet Carl Phillips has received a $75,000 honor for a body of work which displays “exceptional talent.”
On Monday, Poets & Writers announced that the 61-year-old Phillips has won the Jackson Prize, which in previous years has gone to Elizabeth Alexander, Claudia Rankine and current U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo, among others. Phillips 15 books of poetry include “Wild Is the Wind,” “Pale Colors In a Tall Field” and “In the Blood.”
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