Cammy Thomas is an American poet. Her first book, ''Cathedral of Wish,'' received the

Norma Farber First Book Award The Norma Farber First Book Award is given by the Poetry Society of America "for a first book of original poetry written by an American and published in either a hard or soft cover in a standard edition during the calendar year". Poetry Society of ...

from the

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. A fellowship from the Ragdale Foundation helped her complete her second, ''Inscriptions.'' Her third collection, ''Tremors'', appeared in 2021. All are published by

Four Way Books Four Way Books is an American nonprofit literary press located in New York City, which publishes poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers. It features the work of the winners of national poetry competitions, as well as collect ...

. Two of her poems, under the title '' Far Past War'', were set to music by her sister, composer

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. The premiere of this choral work was performed by the

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at the

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in Washington, D.C. in March, 2022. Thomas currently lives in

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Published works

Full-length poetry collections

* ''Tremors'' (Four Way Books, 2021) * ''Inscriptions'' (Four Way Books, 2014) *''Cathedral of Wish'' (Four Way Books, 2005)

Poems and links

* ''Pandemic Poems'' (Indolent Books' ''What Rough Beast'' poem-a-day series, Oct., 2020) * ''The Crypt of the Capuchins'' (Image Journal, Issue 107) * ''The Blues in My Heart, The Rhythm in My Soul'' (The Missouri Review, 2017) * ''November 1968'' (Indolent Books, 2017)

Honors and awards

* 2006

from the Poetry Society of America * Ragdale Fellowship, 2007

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Cammy Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American poets American women poets 21st-century American women writers