Douglas Kearney

Douglas Kearney
Born1974 (age 49–50)
United States
OccupationPoet, writer, teacher, librettist
Alma mater
Notable awards

Douglas Kearney (born 1974)[3] is an American poet, performer and librettist. Kearney grew up in Altadena, California. His work has appeared in Nocturnes, Jubilat, Beloit Poetry Journal, Gulf Coast, Poetry, Pleiades, Iowa Review, Callaloo, Boston Review, Hyperallergic, Scapegoat, Obsidian, Boundary 2, Jacket2, Lana Turner, Brooklyn Rail, and Indiana Review.[4][5] In 2012, his and Anne LeBaron's opera, Crescent City, premiered and received widespread praise.[6] He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota.[7]

  1. ^ "Douglas Kearney says winning a Whiting Writers' Award is a fresh start". Los Angeles Times. November 12, 2008. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Meet Associate Professor Douglas Kearney | English | College of Liberal Arts". cla.umn.edu. October 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize". www.svsu.edu. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Calarts.edu Archived November 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Douglas Kearney". criticalstudies.calarts.edu. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Swed, Mark (May 11, 2012). "Review: Industry's remarkable 'Crescent City' reshapes L.A. opera". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Douglas Kearney Awarded McKnight Fellowship and Librettist Prize: Associate professor wins inaugural national and University-wide honors". University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.