Alex Grant | |
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| Born | 20th century Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland |
| Occupation | Poet, teacher |
| Language | English |
| Spouse | Tristi |
Alex Grant is a Scottish-born American poet and instructor. [1]
He was born in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, [2] and grew up in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. [3]
Grant resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Tristi. [4]
Grant's work has appeared in Arts & Letters , Best New Poets 2007, Connecticut Review , The Missouri Review , The Seattle Review and Verse Daily . [5] Grant has appeared on WUNC's The State of Things show with Frank Stasio. [6] [7]
Grant has been a six-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, an American literary prize. [5]
He has also received the following honors:
His published poetry collections include:
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