Robert W. Crawford
Robert W. Crawford has published two books of poetry, The Empty Chair (University of Evansville Press, 2012), winner of the Richard Wilbur Award, and Too Much Explanation Can Ruin a Man (Word Tech Communications, 2005). He is a longtime member of the Powow River Poets. Currently, he is the Director of Frost Farm Poetry in Derry, New Hampshire, which includes the Hyla Brook Reading Series, the Frost Farm Poetry Conference, and the Frost Farm Poetry Prize. He was named the first Poet Laureate of Derry, New Hampshire in January 2017.
Books
The Empty Chair (University of Evansville Press, 2012)
Too Much Explanation Can Ruin a Man (Word Tech Communications, 2005)
Anthologies
The Powow River Poets Anthology II (Able Muse Press, 2021)
Rhyming Poems: A Contemporary Anthology (University of Evansville Press, 2007)
The Powow River Anthology (Ocean Publishing, 2006)
The Conservative Poets: A Contemporary Anthology (University of Evansville Press, 2006)
Poetry Online
"Luna Moth" on Raintown Review
The Poem Tree
"A Row of Stones" on Verse Daily
Honors
The Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award, 2015, 2006
Richard Wilbur Award, 2011
The New England Shakespeare Festival Sonnet Award, 2010
First Prize, Newburyport Art Association Poetry Contest
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