“Tour in Stone” receives Honorable Mention

Karl Elder's "Tour in Stone" received Honorable Mention in the recent "Mask of Ordinariness" contest conducted by Free Verse.  Karl's poem appears in issue #84 of the journal, which is available in the periodicals section of John Esch Library…

Elder wins BPJ’s Chad Walsh Poetry Prize

Karl Elder was recently awarded the 2005 Beloit Poetry Journal’s 13th Annual Chad Walsh Poetry Prize. Karl’s set of eight poems from Z Ain’t Just for Zabecedarium were the winning selections. Karl's poem "American Bovary (The Cosmetician)" can be…

Who’s Who

Fessler Professor Karl Elder's biography will appear in the 2005 editions of International Who's Who of Authors and Writers and International Who's Who in Poetry from Europa Publications of London.

Governor Jim Doyle sends congratulations

Karl Elder recently received a letter from Governor Jim Doyle, congratulating Karl on receiving the 2005 Lorine Niedecker Award from the council for Wisconsin Writers. The letter reads as follows: Dear Mr. Elder, Congratulations on receiving the 2005 Lorine…

Elder Wins Lorine Niedecker Award

Poet in Residence Karl Elder has won the 2005 Lorine Niedecker Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers.  The prize, named after "the state's pre-eminent poet of the twentieth century . . . [is] given for a group of…