Moxley a finalist for $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award

Jennifer Moxley, University of Maine professor of English, is a finalist for the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, presented by Claremont Graduate University.

The award is given annually to honor a poet at mid-career, providing resources that allow the artist to continue working toward the pinnacle of their craft.

Moxley is being recognized for her book “The Open Secret,” which won the 2015 William Carlos Williams Award in March. She has authored five other books of poetry.

“The Open Secret” was published in October 2014 by Flood Editions, an independent publishing house for poetry and short fiction based in Chicago.

The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, in its 24th year, was established at Claremont Graduate University by Kate Tufts to honor the memory of her husband, who held executive positions in the Los Angeles shipyards and wrote poetry as his avocation.

“The roster of eligible books testified to the extraordinary range and diverse beauty of current American poetry; to pick only ten finalists for two awards should have been impossible,” said Lori Anne Ferrell, director of the Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards.

“So I have no idea how the judges will be able to go on to choose only two winners, but I can’t wait to be there when they do.”

The winner will be announced in March and recognized during a ceremony April 7.