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THE POETRY CENTER ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE
2001-2002 GWENDOLYN BROOKS HANDS ON STANZAS AWARD
Chicago Poets Honored
Chicago,
Illinois - July 17, 2002 - Because of their
exemplary service as Hands on Stanzas poets-in-residence
during the 2001-2002 academic year, The Poetry Center
is pleased to award the following Chicago poets
with the 2001-2002 Gwendolyn Brooks Hands on Stanzas
Award:
Daniel
Godston: in residence at Calmers Specialty School
and Joseph Medill Primary (pictured right).
Jennifer Karmin: in residence at Joseph Kellman
Corporate School (not pictured).
Oba William King: in residence at Gladstone
Elementary School and North Kenwood- Oakland Charter
School (second from left).
Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein: in residence at
Columbus Elementary School (second from right).
Kenneth Clarke: Poetry Center Executive Director
gave out the awards(pictured left).
These
poets' actions, over and above the call of duty,
have benefited their community, their students,
and their schools. They have helped make Hands on
Stanzas a stronger program, which will ensure that
the program is a resource for Chicago poets and
Chicago students for years to come.
This
is the first year The Poetry Center has awarded
this prize, and it does so with the blessing of
the Gwendolyn Brooks Estate. The $1000 in award
money was provided by the Chicago Literary Club,
a not for profit organization, founded in 1874,
that is dedicated to all things literary. 
ABOUT
THE WINNERS:
Daniel Godston: An enthusiastic performer
and experienced educator, Daniel Godston received
his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Mills College.
He received his B.A. in English from the University
of Michigan. Daniel currently teaches English at
Columbia College Chicago, Loyola University and
the Midtown Center for Boys. Daniel has self-published
two poetry chapbooks, and his poems have appeared
in The Evansville Review, Chase Park, The Kyoto
Journal, 580 Split, and other publications.
Jennifer
Karmin has a B.A. from State University of New
York at Buffalo, and her Masters of Fine Arts in
writing from The School of the Art Institute of
Chicago. Ms. Karmin is fluent in Japanese, and was
in residence at Joseph Kellman Corporate Magnet
School for a second year.
Oba
William King was in residence for his second
year at both William E. Gladstone Elementary School
and North Kenwood Oakland Charter School. Mr. King
brings his enthusiasm for interactive performances,
story telling and drama to students as a celebration
of African American heritage, American diversity
and to demonstrate cultural tradition. He received
his education through the University of Maryland
and in California.
Amanda
Leigh Lichtenstein: A graduate of Kalamazoo
College's Creative Writing Program, Amanda Lichtenstein
has been an active teacher of creative writing and
literature around the country. Among her prizes
are the Maynard Owens Williams Prize in Creative
Non-Fiction and the Stone Prize in Education for
excellence in student teaching. Her poetry has been
published in Atlas, Cauldron, Primavera, Stray Dog,
Poetry Motel, The Comstock Review and The Evansville
Review.
ABOUT
HANDS ON STANZAS:
The Hands on Stanzas 2001-2002 Anthology of Poetry
contains nearly 1000 original poems by Chicagoland
students and is available through The Poetry Center
or on Amazon.com.
Hands on Stanzas poets-in-residence program improves
literacy and empowers students through the reading
and writing of poetry. Through Hands on Stanzas,
The Poetry Center demonstrates how poetry functions
as a vehicle for creativity, academic confidence
and a broader perspective of the world. This program,
which was established in 1995 is unique in Chicago,
and regularly engaged 2,000 students during the
2001-2002 school year.
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Website: http://www.poetrycenter.com/hos
ABOUT
THE POETRY CENTER:
When The Poetry Center's founders wrote its charter
in 1974, they established three guiding principles:
to promote and develop the public's interest in
poetry; to stimulate and encourage young poets;
and, to advance the careers of poets by offering
them professional opportunities. This is exactly
what The Poetry Center has done for 30 year.
The Poetry Center's first base of operations was
the Museum of Contemporary Art. The Poetry Center
then moved to the newly renovated Chicago Cultural
Center with venue at The Art Institute. In 1996
The Poetry Center entered into a contractual sponsorship
with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Poetry Center holds its Annual Reading Series
events at locations throughout downtown Chicago,
with the majority at the Ballroom of the School
of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Poetry Center is a not-for-profit organization
with a full-time staff of three, twenty contract
employees (poets), a board of directors, three part-time
interns, and a volunteer team of more than 50 people.
For more information visit www.poetrycenter.com,
or call 312- 899-1229.
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Website: http://www.poetrycenter.com
The Poetry Center is in Residence at the School of the
Art Institute of Chicago
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