Background
Kirchwey, Karl Wendell was born on February 25, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George Washington and Ellen-Douglas (Allen) Kirchwey.
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Thirty-eight poems by an important young poet, winner of the Prix de Rome. With gentle humor and the seriousness of the timeless, Kirchwey plumbs sensuous detail for hidden meaning.
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Cultural association administrator poet
Kirchwey, Karl Wendell was born on February 25, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George Washington and Ellen-Douglas (Allen) Kirchwey.
Bachelor in English Literature, Yale University, 1979; Master of Arts in English Literature, Columbia University, 1981.
Assistant director, The Poetry Center, New York City, 1984-1987;
director, The Poetry Center, New York City, 1987-1994;
co-director, The Poetry Center, New York City, since 1994. Juror Brandeis U. Emerging Artist Award Jury, 1992. Panelist National Education Association Lit.program, 1994.
Judge National Book Awards (poetry), 1995. Grace Hazard Conkling writer-in-residence Smith College, since 1995.
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Married Tamzen Flanders, 1988. Children: Tobias Flanders, Elinor Flanders.