Carl Dennis, an American poet, wrote Practical Gods, a Pulitzer winning collection of poetry. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 17, 1939. Dennis attended Oberlin College and the University of Chicago, but attained his bachelors degree from the University of Minnesota in 1961. For most of his career he worked at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Pulitzer may refer to: Joseph Pulitzer, a U.S. newspaper publisher and journalist Roxanne Pulitzer, society diva Pulitzer Prize, an annual U.S. journalism award Pulitzer, Inc. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Students passing through the Oberlin Memorial Arch in front of Peters Hall on the Oberlin College campus Oberlin College is a small liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio. ... The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. ... Affectionately referred to by locals as the U or U of M, The University of Minnesota is a large university with several campuses spread throughout the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year - i. ... University at Buffalo The University at Buffalo, formerly known as the State University of New York at Buffalo, is located in Buffalo, New York, USA, and is one of the four university centers operated by the State University of New York. ...
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Biography at the Pulitzer site (http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2002/poetry/bio/).
CARLDENNIS, Pulitzer Prize, Poetry: I was surprised.
CARLDENNIS: "It must be troubling for the God who loves you to ponder how much happier you'd be today had you been able to glimpse your many futures.
Dennis, you've written that what matters most in a poem is the voice, the personality inviting the reader to listen, which I want to do when I hear your voice.
CarlDennis: My interest in gods does not come from any specific religious commitment but from a general sense that religions raise big questions that are worth considering, such as how should we live and why should we bother.
CarlDennis: About language poets, I appreciate their concern to point out the way in which common language is constantly being corrupted by the discourse of political and commercial manipulation.
CarlDennis: I see a poem as a speech act, with a particular speaker addressing a single listener, an act that will be successful if the speaker enacts certain virtues in the course of the poem and gives that enactment significant form.
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