Wednesday, October 11, 2006
HIX NAMED NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST: H.L. “Harvey” Hix, poet and director of the University of Wyoming creative writing program in Laramie, has been named a finalist in poetry for this year’s National Book Awards. His book, “Chromatic,” is published by Etruscan Press. Hix joins other poetry finalists Louise Gluck (“Averno”), Ben Lerner (“Angle of Yaw”), Nathaniel Mackey (“Splay Anthem”), and James McMichael (“Capacity”). The winners will be announced at the annual National Book Foundation banquet on Nov. 15 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.