Carl Adamshick

Carl Adamshick is an American poet. He is the author of two poetry collections, Curses and Wishes, winner of the 2010 Walt Whitman award of the Academy of American Poets and Saint Friend, published in 2014. Adamshick is the editor and publisher of Tavern Books.

Carl Adamshick
Born1969 (age 51–52)
Toledo, Ohio
OccupationPoet, publisher
Notable worksCurses and Wishes
Notable awardsWalt Whitman award (2010)
Website
Carl Adamshick

Biography

Carl Adamshick was born in 1969 in Toledo, Ohio and spent his early years in Harvard, Illinois. Adamshick moved to Portland, Oregon when he was 21, where he worked as a printer.[1]

Adamshick's manuscript, Curses and Wishes, was selected by Marvin Bell for the 2010 Walt Whitman award.[2] Louisiana State University Press published the poetry collection in 2011. The book won the Stafford/Hall Book award for Literary Arts in 2012[2] and after the success of his first book, Adamshick was hired as a teacher in a private school. With poet, Michael McGriff, Adamshick founded Tavern Books, a poetry press based in Portland, Oregon.[1]

Adamshick published his second poetry collection, Saint Friend (McSweeney's) in 2014.[3] He is currently the editor and publisher of Tavern Books, and lives in Portland, Oregon.[2]

References
  1. Staff, Harriet. "Interview with Carl Adamshick". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  2. "Poet Carl Adamschick". Poets. org. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. "Four Poems by Carl Adamshick". Narrative Magazine. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
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