Thomas after the premiere of Far Past War at the Washington National Cathedral, March 2022

Cammy Thomas is an American poet. Her first book, Cathedral of Wish, received the Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry Society of America.[1] A fellowship from the Ragdale Foundation helped her complete her second, Inscriptions. Her third collection, Tremors, appeared in 2021. All are published by Four Way Books. Two of her poems, under the title Far Past War, were set to music by her sister, composer Augusta Read Thomas.[2] The premiere of this choral work was performed by the Cathedral Choral Society at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. in March, 2022. Thomas currently lives in Bolton, Massachusetts.[3]

Published works

Full-length poetry collections

Poems and links

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ "Award Winners". Poetry Society of America. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Augusta Read Thomas - Composer". Augusta Read Thomas - Composer. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Broder, Michael (October 10, 2020). "What Rough Beast | 10 10 20 | Cammy Thomas". Indolent Books. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Search Results for "cammy thomas"". Indolent Books. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Crypt of the Capuchins". Image Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Cammy Thomas: "The Blues in My Heart, the Rhythm in My Soul" | The Missouri Review". Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Broder, Michael (January 6, 2017). "Transition Poem 59 @ Jan. 6, 2017". Indolent Books. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "Award Winners". Poetry Society of America. Retrieved March 8, 2021.