Eduardo C. Corral
Eduardo C. Corral | |
|---|---|
 Eduardo Corral at 2013 Fall for the Book | |
| Born | Casa Grande, Arizona |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University; Iowa Writer's Workshop |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable awards | Yale Younger Series Poets; Whiting Award |
Eduardo C. Corral is an American poet and teacher. His first book Slow Lightning was published by Yale University Press in 2012 as the winner of the Yale Younger Series Poets Prize.[1]
Personal life
Corral was born in Casa Grande, Arizona to Higinio and Socorro Corral.[2]
He currently lives in Rego Park, Queens, New York.[3]
Career
Corral studied Chicano studies at Arizona State University.[2] He received his Masters in Fine Arts from the Iowa Writer's Workshop.
His poems have been published in various journals including Black Warrior Review, Colorado Review, Indiana Review, Meridian, MiPOesias, and The Nation.[4]
His collection "Slow Lightning" was chosen by Carl Phillips for the prestigious Yale Younger Series Poets Prize. Corral is the first Latino poet chosen for the prize.[5] He has cited Robert Hayden and Federico García Lorca as influences.[6]
Awards and fellowships
- Discovery/The Nation Award, 2005
- New Millennium Writings Award
- Whiting Award, 2011[7]
- Yale Younger Series Poets, 2011
- Yaddo Fellowship[7]
- MacDowell Colony Fellowship
- Olive B. O'Connor Fellowship, 2009
Published works
Poetry Collections
- Slow Lightning, (Yale University Press, 2012)
See also
References
- ^ "Slow Lightning and Eduardo Corral: Yale's First Latino Younger Poet". Yale Press Log. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Poetry opened doors wide for Eduardo Corral". azcentral.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Eduardo C. Corral. "Lorcaloca". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Web Del Sol Chapbook Series: Eduardo C. Corral". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Poetry Profiled 2012". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ http://blog.pshares.org/2012/05/16/five-for-eduardo-c-corral/
- ^ a b "Poet Eduardo Corral Wins Whiting Award". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Sources
- "Poetry opened doors wide for Eduardo Corral" by Richard Ruelas, Arizona Republic, November 26, 2011.
External links
- Profile of Corral on the Arizona Republic website
- Three Poems by Corral at Poetry Foundation website
- Profile of Corral on the Whiting Foundation website
- Corral page on Yale University Press website
- Interview on Ploughshares website
- 1970 births
- American male poets
- American poets of Mexican descent
- American writers of Mexican descent
- Arizona State University alumni
- Gay writers
- Hispanic and Latino American poets
- Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni
- LGBT Hispanic and Latino-American people
- LGBT poets
- LGBT writers from the United States
- Living people
- People from Casa Grande, Arizona
- Poets from Arizona
- University of Iowa alumni
- Yale Younger Poets winners