Eduardo C. Corral is an American poet and MFA Assistant Professor in the Department of English at NC State University. His first collection, Slow Lightning, published by Yale University Press, was the winner of the 2011 Yale Younger Series Poets award, making him the first Latino recipient of this prize.[1] His 2020 work, guillotine, was awarded the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for gay poetry and was longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry.[2]
Eduardo C. Corral | |
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 Eduardo Corral at 2013 Fall for the Book | |
| Born | February 25, 1973 (49) Casa Grande, Arizona |
| Occupation | MFA Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University; Iowa Writer's Workshop |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable awards | Yale Younger Series Poets; Whiting Award |
Personal life edit
Corral was born in Casa Grande, Arizona to Higinio and Socorro Corral, on February 25, 1973.[3]
He teaches at North Carolina State University.[4]
He wrote a poem in his high school AP English class that was based on the poem "Beowulf". Despite being a fabulous student he decided to not take this assignment seriously. Even though he didn't take it seriously, his teacher loved his poem and kept it on her corkboard for others to see.[citation needed]
Career edit
Corral studied Chicano studies at Arizona State University.[3] He received his Masters in Fine Arts from the Iowa Writer's Workshop. Corral was also a founding fellow of the CantoMundo Writers Conference.[5][6] He is a featured faculty member at the 2018 Poetry Seminar at The Frost Place in Franconia, NH.
His poems have been published in various journals including Black Warrior Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Colorado Review, Indiana Review, Meridian, MiPOesias, and The Nation.[7]
His collection "Slow Lightning" was chosen by Carl Phillips for the prestigious Yale Younger Series Poets award. Corral is the first Latino poet chosen for the prize.[8] He has cited Robert Hayden, Federico García Lorca, C.D. Wright, and José Montoya as influences.[9][10]
Slow Lighting (Yale University Press, 2012) edit
Corral is intentional and careful when writing. He's filled several notebooks, which he has saved, when writing his first collection.[9]
Awards/Fellowships edit
- Discovery/The Nation Award, 2005
- New Millennium Writings Award
- Whiting Award, 2011[11]
- Yale Younger Series Poets, 2011
- Yaddo Fellowship[11]
- MacDowell Colony Fellowship
- Olive B. O'Connor Fellowship, 2009
- Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, 2021[12]
Publications edit
Poetry Collections
- Slow Lightning, Yale University Press, 2012. ISBN 9780300178920, OCLC 759174237
- Guillotine, Graywolf Press, 2020.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Slow Lightning and Eduardo Corral: Yale's First Latino Younger Poet". Yalebooks. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "2021 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ a b "Poetry opened doors wide for Eduardo Corral". azcentral.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "North Carolina State University". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Latino Poets Connect at CantoMundo by Belinda Acosta, Poets & Writers, November/December 2011 https://www.pw.org/content/latino_poets_connect_at_cantomundo
- ^ "CantoMundo: Two poets meet in conversation about grief", Portuguese American Journal, January 22, 2012 http://portuguese-american-journal.com/cantomundo-two-poets-meet-in-conversation-about-griefaustin-tx/
- ^ "Web Del Sol Chapbook Series: Eduardo C. Corral". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Poetry Profiled 2012". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Eduardo C. Corral (Spotlight on U.S. Hispanic Writers, Poetry of America, Poetry and Literature, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ "Five for Eduardo C. Corral | Ploughshares". Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ a b "Poet Eduardo Corral Wins Whiting Award". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Jane Henderson, "Lambda Literary Awards announce winners". St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 1, 2021.
Sources edit
External links edit
- Profile of Corral on the Arizona Republic website
- Three Poems by Corral at Poetry Foundation website
- Profile of Corral on the Whiting Foundation website
- Corral page on Yale University Press website
- Interview on Ploughshares website
- Eduardo Corral recorded at the Library of Congress for the Hispanic Division’s audio literary archive on September 17, 2012