Davis McCombs (born 1969) is an American poet. He attended

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as an undergraduate, the

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as a Henry Hoyns Fellow, and

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as a

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Fellow. He is also the recipient of fellowships from the

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, the

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, and the

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. He is the Director of the Creative Writing Program at the

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. To date he has published three collections of poetry: Ultima Thule (Yale University Press, 2000); Dismal Rock (Tupelo Press, 2007); and Lore (University of Utah Press, 2016). McCombs' work appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Poetry'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and other magazines and journals. McCombs grew up in Munfordville,

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. From 1991 to 2001, he worked as a Park Ranger at

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. He is married to the poet and photographer Carolyn Guinzio.

Awards

* 2005 Larry Levis Editor's Prize by ''The Missouri Review'' for a sixteen-part sequence of poems called "Tobacco Mosaic" * 2005 Vachel Lindsay Poetry Award from ''Willow Springs'' for his poem "Rossetti in 1869" * 2005 Joy Bale Boone award from ''Wind'' magazine's for a poem called "Noodling." * 2005 Dorset Prize, chosen by Linda Gregerson * 2015

Porter Prize The Porter Prize, established in 1984 by the non-profit organization known as the Porter Fund Literary Prize, is awarded annually to a writer who has created a substantial body of work and has a significant connection with Arkansas. The $5000 prize ...

Bibliography

Poetry collections

*Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award *

List of poems

References

External links

''Interview Project #3: Davis McCombs '', dislocate blog, November 22, 2006''Davis McCombs'', Mixed Media, KET
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