Sentimental Blue - Carter, Jefferson

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Résumé :
Jefferson Carter directs the Writing and Literature Program, and teaches developmental composition and poetry writing at Pima Community College, Downtown Campus. His seven books of poetry include Litter Box (Spork Press) and, most recently, MY KIND OF ANIMAL (Chax Press, 2010) and SENTIMENTAL BLUE (Chax Press, 2007). He has lived in Tucson, Arizona, since 1954. He has won a Tucson/Pima Arts Council Literary Arts Fellowship, and his poems have appeared in such journals and e-zines as Carolina Quarterly, CrossConnect, 2River View, and Barrow Street. His chapbook Tough Love won the Riverstone Poetry Press Award....

Biographie:

Jefferson Carter may be the unofficial president of poetry in Tucson, Arizona. He was educated there for his MFA degree in Poetry, and he taught poetry in Tucson until a few years ago. Several of his books of poetry have been published by Chax Press. His work is known for its quick-wittedness, humor, and sometimes, biting satire.