Faulkner Finalist Success: Poetry Collections
Faulkner finalist Ned Balbo wrote in to report some great news. Said Ned, “My talented wife, Jane Satterfield, received the Gold Medal in the Essay a few years back; we visited together & had a wonderful time. That same year, I was a finalist in both poetry and the essay.”
Since then, Ned has published a third book, The Trials of Edgar Poe and Other Poems (Story Line Press/WCU Poetry Center, Donald Justice Prize 2010), and a chapbook, Something Must Happen (Finishing Line Press, 2009).
The Trials of Edgar Poe and Other Poems contains two poems that reached the Words & Music finals in different years: an early version of “Hart Island” (2003), now developed into a longer sequence, and “The Yankee Clipper” (2007), in ottava rima.
Here are two links about the book:
http://www.wcupa.edu/_Academics/sch_cas/poetry/DonaldJusticePrizeWinner.asp
[This is the award announcement.]
http://jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/spotlight-vertigo-by-ned-balbo/
[This is a blog entry for the journal jmww, with a sample poem.]
In addition, the chapbook Something Must Happen includes “Snow in Baghdad,” which was a Words and Music finalist, too (2008). Here’s a link:
http://rattle.com/blog/2010/06/something-must-happen-by-ned-balbo/
[This is a review of the chapbook that appeared on the website Rattle.]
Ned Balbo added, “Thanks again for your support and encouragement through previous Words & Music competitions. I hope that planning for this year’s gathering is going smoothly and that the
celebration is another big success.”
Thanks, Ned — and continued success to you and Jane on your journey — thrilled to be part of your success story!
2 Responses to “Faulkner Finalist Success: Poetry Collections”
fenderbirds says:
October 18, 2010 at 10:39 am
nice article, keep the posts coming