Bryan Penberthy

Bryan Penberthy (born December 29, 1976) is an American poet.

Life
Born in Dearborn, Michigan, Penberthy was raised near Leavenworth, Kansas. He received his B.A. from Kansas State University in 2000, and his M.F.A. from Purdue University in 2003. During his time at Purdue, Penberthy served as Poetry Editor for Sycamore Review.

His poetry has appeared in many journals, including Crazyhorse, Coal City Review, New Orleans Review, River Styx, Bat City Review, and Poetry International, as well as online by Blackbird and Verse Daily. His debut collection of poetry, Lucktown, was published in 2007. Interviews he conducted with Yale Younger Award winner Maurice Manning and James Laughlin Award recipient Tony Hoagland were published in Sycamore Review.

Penberthy has taught at Purdue University, at the Charleston Air Force Base through the City Colleges of Chicago’s Programs for the Military, Trident Technical College, and Summerville High School. He currently lives in Charleston, South Carolina, where he teaches at ECPI College of Technology.

Recognition
His debut collection of poetry, Lucktown, was awarded the National Poetry Review Book Prize.

Prizes

 * The Lyric Poem Prize (The Poetry Society of South Carolina, 2009)
 * The National Poetry Review Book Prize (TNPR Press, 2006)
 * T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry Finalist (Truman State University Press, 2006)
 * Stevens Manuscript Competition Honorable Mention (National Federation of State Poetry Societies, 2006
 * AWP Intro Journals Project Award in Poetry (AWP, 2000).

Except where noted, information courtesy Poets & Writers.