Endowed Chair Dr. Tonya Foster Wins 2023 C.D. Wright Award for Poetry
January 25, 2024
Congratulations to Professor Foster from the Department of Creative Writing! The C.D. Wright Award for Poetry is an endowed annual award that was established in 2017 in memory of American poet, Carolyn D. "C.D." Wright, who died in 2016 at the age of 67.The $45,000 award is made annually through Grants to Artists to a poet over the age of 50 whose work exemplifies Wright's vibrant lyricism, seriousness, and striking originality.