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YORK (AP) — An admired and longtime poet whose subjects range
from school integration to the memories of Holocaust survivors
has won a $100,000 prize given for “exceptional talent.”
Poets & Writers announced Monday that Cyrus Cassells is this
year's winner of the Jackson Poetry Prize, which was established
in 2007 and has been previously awarded to Joy Harjo,Sonia
Sanchez and Carl Phillips among others. A former Texas poet
laureate, Cassells has published 11 books, including “More Than
Peace and Cypresses,” “Soul Make a Path Through Shouting” and
the compilation “Everything in Life is Resurrection.”
“In a world that is increasingly unstable, the brave compassion
of these poems, both profound and hard won, is a rare and
precious thing,” the judges' citation reads in part. “They’re
intimate with pain, yes, with betrayal, racism, and cruelty, and
they also show us how to recognize and protect the glimmers of
hope that survive.”
Poets & Writers is a nonprofit established in 1970 with a
mission “to foster the professional development of poets and
writers, to promote communication throughout the literary
community, and to help create an environment in which
literature″ is widely appreciated.
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