Aaron McCollough
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Life and career
Aaron McCollough was born in 1971 in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Tennessee. He has a BA from the University of the South (1994), an MA in English Literature from North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
(1998), an MFA in Creative Writing from the Iowa Writers' Workshop
Iowa Writers' Workshop
The Program in Creative Writing, more commonly known as the Iowa Writers' Workshop, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, is a highly regarded graduate-level creative writing program in the United States...
(2001), as well as an MA and PhD in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
(2002 & 2007 respectively). He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he is the Librarian for English Literature and Comparative Literature for University of Michigan's Hatcher Graduate Library.
In 2001, McCollough started the online poetry magazine GutGult. The magazine has published eight issues to date. McCollough still serves as its editor.
Book Publications
- No Grave Can Hold My Body Down was published by Ahsahta Press in 2011.
- Little Ease was published by Ahsahta Press in 2006.
- Double Venus was published by Salt PublishingSalt PublishingSalt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
in 2003. - Welkin, published by Ahsahta Press in 2002.
Publication in Anthologies
- Isn't It Romantic: 100 Love Poems by Younger American Poets
- Joyful Noise: An Anthology of American Spiritual Poetry
- Gamers: Writers, Artists, and Programmers on the Pleasure of Pixels
Publications in Periodicals
McCollough has published poems in 1913, 6 x 6, Boston Review, A Public Space, Denver Quarterly, Colorado Review, Fence, Quarterly West, The Canary, VOLT, American Letters & Commentary, Conduit, LIT, Slope, Carolina Quarterly, Jacket, Court Green, and numerous other journals.Reviews
McCollough's books have been reviewed in print journals including Denver Quarterly, Colorado Review, and Publisher's Weekly as well as in online journals such as Free Verse, Coldfront, and Eclectica.Awards
- Gertrude Stein Award in Innovative Poetry, 2005.
- Sawtooth Poetry Prize, Ahsahta Press, for Welkin, 2001.
- Bain-Swiggett Poetry Prize, 1993.
Teaching
McCollough has taught at North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
, The University of Iowa, and The University of Michigan. He was a visiting poet at Hendrix College
Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college located in Conway, Arkansas. The student body averages around 1,400 and currently represents forty-three states and fourteen foreign countries. In US News and World Report's America's Best Colleges, Hendrix is ranked annually in the top tier of...
.