Louis Jenkins



Louis Jenkins (born October 28, 1942) is a American poetwho writesprose poetry.

Jenkins, originally from Enid, Oklahoma, has lived in Duluth, Minnesota, for over 30 years with his wife Ann. His poems have been published in a number of literary magazines and anthologies. Jenkins has been a guest on A Prairie Home Companion numerous times and has also been featured on The Writer's Almanac. The author's book, Nice Fish, was winner of the Minnesota Book Award in 1995. His book Just Above Water won the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award in 1997. In 1996, Jenkins was a featured poet at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Actor Mark Rylance read from works by Jenkins in lieu of formal acceptance speeches after winning a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for the play Boeing-Boeing (in 2008) and after winning his Tony Award for the play Jerusalem (in 2011).

Poetry

 * The Well Digger's Wife. Minnesota Writer's Publishing House (Booklet No. 2), 1973.
 * The Water's Easy Reach:Prose Poems. White Pine Press, 1985.
 * An Almost Human Gesture. Eighties Press and Ally Press, 1987.
 * Will Small: The Journey. White Pine Press, 1987.
 * All Tangled Up With the Living. Nineties Press, 1991.
 * Nice Fish: New and Selected Prose Poems. Holy Cow! Press, 1995.
 * Just Above Water. Holy Cow! Press, 1997.
 * The Winter Road. Holy Cow! Press, 2000.
 * Sea Smoke. Holy Cow! Press, 2004.
 * Distance From the Sun. Minnesota Center for the Book Arts, 2004.
 * Four Places on Lake Superior’s North Shore. Red Dragonfly Press, 2005.
 * North of the Cities. Will o' the Wisp Books, 2007.
 * European Shoes. Will o' the Wisp Books, 2008.
 * Before You Know It: Prose Poems 1970-2005. Will o' the Wisp Books, 2009.

Audio recordings

 * Any Way in the World. Thousands Press, 2000.