Clarence Major

Poet, novelist, and painter Clarence Major was born in 1936 in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a BS from the State University of New York and a PhD from the Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities.

His recent books of poetry include Down and Up (University of Georgia Press, 2013);Myself Painting (Louisiana State University Press, 2008); Waiting for Sweet Betty (Copper Canyon Press, 2002); Configurations: New & Selected Poems 1958-1998 (Copper Canyon Press, 1999); Some Observations of a Stranger at Zuni in the Latter Part of the Century (Sun & Moon Press, 1998); and Parking Lots (Perishable Press, 1992).

Prize anthology mentions

Best American Poetry 2019

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