Craig Blais

Craig Blais (born 1978) is an American poet and academic. He is an associate professor of English at Anna Maria College.

Craig Blais
Born1978 (age 44–45)
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Academic background
EducationHolyoke Community College (AA)
University of San Francisco (BA)
Wichita State University (MFA)
Florida State University (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish
Sub-disciplineCreative writing
Poetry
InstitutionsAnna Maria College

Early life and education

Blais was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He earned an Associate of Arts in liberal arts from Holyoke Community College, a Bachelor of Art in English from the University of San Francisco, a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Wichita State University, and a Ph.D. in English from Florida State University.[1][2]

Career

Blais's first book About Crows won the 2013 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry judged by Terrance Hayes and published by the University of Wisconsin Press.[3] About Crows was awarded Gold Medal in the category of poetry in the 2014 Florida Book Awards competition.[4] His second book Moon News was selected by former Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins as finalist for the Miller Williams Poetry Prize, to be published by the University of Arkansas Press in 2021.[5]

His poems have appeared in Best New Poets, The Antioch Review, Barrow Street,[6] Hayden's Ferry Review, Los Angeles Review,[7] New Welsh Review,[8] The Southern Review, and other places. He is associate professor of English at Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts.[9]

Works
  • About Crows (2013)
  • Moon News (2021)

References
  1. "FSU Graduate News". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  2. F5 Magazine Archived 2014-02-24 at archive.today
  3. "UW Press: Wisconsin Poetry Series". uwpress.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  4. "The Florida Book Awards is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 competition. | The Florida Book Awards". www.floridabookawards.org. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  5. "Michael McGriff Named 2021 Miller Williams Poetry Prize Winner". University of Arkansas News. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  6. "Craig Blais's schedule for The Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2017". themassachusettspoetryfesti2017.sched.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  7. "A Short History of Artists in My Family by Craig Blais". The Los Angeles Review. 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  8. New Welsh Review
  9. "Profile". Anna Maria College. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
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