Jennifer K. Sweeney

Jennifer K. Sweeney
Sweeney in 2006
Born1973
Connecticut
OccupationPoet, teacher
Notable worksHow to Live on Bread and Music, Salt Memory
Notable awardsJames Laughlin Award 2009 from the Academy of American Poets; Perugia Press Prize 2009; Main Street Rag Poetry Prize 2006; Elinor Benedict Poetry Prize from Passages North 2009
SpouseChad Sweeney

Jennifer K. Sweeney is an American poet.

Life

Sweeney is the author of two poetry collections, most recently, How to Live on Bread and Music (Perugia Press, 2009), winner of the 2009 James Laughlin Award[1] and the 2009 Perugia Press Prize. Her first collection, Salt Memory (Main Street Rag, 2006) won the 2006 Main Street Rag Poetry Award. Her poems have appeared in journals and magazines including Southern Review, Hunger Mountain, Crab Orchard, Spoon River and Passages North, where she won the 2009 Elinor Benedict Poetry Prize. Her honors include a Cultural Equities Grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission and a residency from Hedgebrook. Sweeney holds an M.F.A. from Vermont College of Fine Arts and serves as assistant editor for DMQ Review. Born in 1973, she grew up in Tolland, Connecticut. After teaching in San Francisco for twelve years, she relocated to Kalamazoo, Michigan, with her husband, poet Chad Sweeney.[2] She now lives in California.[3]

Honors and awards
  • 2009 James Laughlin Award
  • 2009 Perugia Press Prize
  • 2006 Main Street Rag Poetry Award

Works

Poems Online

Published Works

  • How to Live on Bread and Music, (Perugia Press, 2009)[4]
  • Salt Memory, (Main Street Rag Publications, 2006)[5]
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gollark: Idea: patent your maths and then make EVERYONE PAY YOU!!!!!!
gollark: Praise the market.
gollark: > > We must ask ourselves, what value does the glorious MARKET™ pay for people mathing?> watery breadHOW watery?

References
  1. "Academey of American Poets > James Laughlin Award". Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  2. "Perugia Press > Author Page > Jennifer K. Sweeney". Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  3. Sweeney, Jennifer K. (2009-08-12). "Jennifer K. Sweeney". Jennifer K. Sweeney. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  4. "Perugia Press > Author Page > Jennifer K. Sweeney". Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  5. "Main Street Rag Publishing Co. > Winner of the 2006 Main Street Rag Poetry Award". Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2009-08-09.

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