Sherry Chandler
"On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree.β β W.S. Merwin
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Pulitzer in Poetry 2009
(0)For a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Awarded to The Shadow of Sirius, by W. S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press), a collection of luminous, often tender poems that focus on the profound power of memory.
The jury:
- Anne Winters, poet and professor of English, University of Illinois at Chicago (chair)
- Carl Dennis*, professor and writer in residence, University of Buffalo
- James Baker Hall, professor of English emeritus, University of Kentucky and poet laureate of Kentucky 2000-2001
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Sherry Chandler has received professional development funding and a Professional Assistance Award through the Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supported by state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sherry has also received an Artist Enrichment grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women.
Sherry has also received an Artist Enrichment grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women.
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