Johnson, Peter, 1951-

Peter Johnson has published four books of prose poems: Rants and Raves, 2010; Pretty Happy!, 1997; Miracles & Mortifications, 2001; and Eduardo & “I”, 2006. He has also published a book of short stories, I’m a Man, 2003), and two novels: What Happened (Front Street Books, 2007) and Loserville (Front Street Books, 2009).

For his poetry, he has received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, a Rhode Island Council on the Arts fellowship, and his second book of poems was awarded the 2001 James Laughlin Award by The Academy of American Poets. This award is given to honor a second book by an American author.

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