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Farris, Nettie
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- Name(s)
- Nettie Farris
- Nettie Elise Farris
- Date of Birth
- 1963
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Floyds Knobs, Indiana
- Education
- M.A. in English, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1990
- B.A. in English, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1988
- Life Events
- Awards and Recognitions
- Faculty Favorite Nomination, University of Louisville, 2018
- Best of the Net nomination for "I Saw the Frank in Hank and Then I Set Him Free," 2015
- Faculty Favorite Award, University of Louisville, 2013-2014
- Pushcart Nomination for "Interlocutor," 2013
- Kudzu Poetry Prize, 2011
- Finalist for the Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize for "The Juniper Tree," 2007
- Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville, 2006-2007
- Faculty Favorite Award, University of Louisville, 2006
- Employment
- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- Part-time faculty, 1994-present
- Part-time lecturer, 1991-1992
- Graduate teaching assistant, 1988-1990
- Adjunct Faculty, Ivy Tech Community College, 2017-present
- Adjunct Instructor, Indiana University Southeast, 2005-present
- Faculty, Axia College of the University of Phoenix, 2006-2018
- Adjunct Instructor, Spalding University, 1993
- Graduate teaching assistant, University of Tulsa, 1992
- Adjunct Instructor, Kentucky State University, 1991
- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Teacher
- Writer
- Poet
- Editor
- Rubies: A Collection of Poems byPublication Date: 1990M.A. thesis from the University of Louisville.
- Communion byISBN: 9781936628193Publication Date: 2013-05-22Poems; 33 pages. "Communion is a pensive and thought-provoking collection of poetry by writer and poet Nettie Farris. It was selected for publication from among the entries to the 2012 Accents Publishing Chapbook contest." --Summary from Amazon
Alice in Wonderland Anthology by ISBN: 9780692589397Publication Date: 2015-11-26A Collection of Writing, Art & Photography Inspired by Lewis Carroll's Book -- in black and white. Contributors include: Mary Jo Bang, Virginia Barrett, Sabina C. Becker, Roxanna Bennett, Rebecca Bokma, Ed Bremson, Kari Bruck, Cathy Bryant, Kathy Burkett Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll, Maureen E. Doallas, Kallie Falandays, Nettie Farris, Jamie Feldman, Jennifer Finstrom, Jackie Fox, Kristin Geber, Sandra Herman, Joanie Hieger Fritz Zosike, Trish Hopkinson, Valerie Hunter, Tatiana Ianovskaia, Justin Jackley, Mathias Jansson Laura M. Kaminski, Kevin Korb, Jo Anna Elizabeth Larson, Ae Hee Lee, Renee Mallett, Char March, Alwyn Marriage, Karen Massey, Kim Naboshek, Michael O'Connor, Donatella Parisini, Erin Parker, Marybeth Rua-Larsen, Jayme Russell, Rizwan Saleem, Albert Schlaht, Anita Schmaltz, Elvis Schmoulianoff, Dustin Scott, Shloka Shankar, Sheikha A., M.M. Shelline, A.E. Stallings, Katarina Stanic, William Stok, Wendy Strohm, Robyn Sykes, Eileen Tai, Christina Tam, John Tenniel, Pablo Valcarcel, Amy Schreibman Walter, Lynn White, Martin Willitts Jr, Rachelle Wood, Andrew Woodham, Emily Yu.
Undead: A Poetry Anthology of Ghosts, Ghouls, and More by ISBN: 9781937009700Publication Date: 2018-07-17Undead: A Poetry Anthology of Ghouls, Ghosts, and More offers over seventy contemporary poets contending with a time-honored topic: what lies beyond 'the great beyond.' The breadth of selection showcases poems ranging from deceased relatives and celebrities to other undead entities such as, vampires, automatons, angels, and yes, zombies. This anthology makes for a definitive addition to any speculative lit library. Poetry contributors include: Tony Barnstone, Erinn Batykefer, Melissa Bell, Shaindel Beers, K.T. Billey, Andrea Blythe, Rob Boley, Andrew Bourelle, David Bowles, Suzanne Burns, Cathleen Calbert, Lauren Camp, Lucia Cherciu, May Chong, Jackie Chou, Chloe N. Clark, Wanda Morrow Clevenger, Curtis Crisler, John Paul Davies, Carol V. Davis, Ann DeVilbiss, Joan M. DiMartino, Donelle Dreese, Nettie Farris, Ruth Foley, Joshua Gage, Martha Gehringer, Kim Goldberg, Amelia Gorman, Lea Graham, Yalonda Green, John Grey, Jennifer Hernandez, John Hoppenthaler, Leonard Kress, John James, Tausha Johnson, Mary Soon Lee, Sandi Leibowitz, Alexander Lumans, Jeffrey H. MacLachlan, Amy MacLennan, J.G. McClure, C. McDaniel-Reed, Jeremy Megargee, Tiffany Midge, Sarah Fawn Montgomery, Lenard D. Moore, Annie Neugebauer, Kurt Newton, Valerie Nieman, Jeremy Paden, Tina Parker, Zachary Riddle, Jamieson Ridenhour, Gina Roitman, Nicole Rollender, Margaret Rozga, Eva Schlesinger, Salik Shah, Christina Sng, Bianca Lynne Spriggs, Ashlie Stevens Margo Stever, Karah Stokes, Katerina Stoykova, Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, Mark Teats, Allison Thorpe, Megan Tilley, Jonathan Travelstead, Holly Lyn Walrath, Emily Paige Wilson, Keith S. Wilson, Hermine Pinson, and Katie Riley
Her Limestone Bones: Selections from Lexington Poetry Month 2013 by ISBN: 9781936628247Publication Date: 2014-04-15Poems; 122 pages.
This Wretched Vessel: Selections from Lexington Poetry Month 2014 by ISBN: 9781936628353Publication Date: 2015-05-15Poems; 162 pages.
The Messenger Is Sudden Thunder: Selections from Lexington Poetry Month 2016 by ISBN: 9780985348977Publication Date: 2017-07-01Poems, 177 pages.
The Heavy Lifting: Selections from Lexington Poetry Month 2017 by ISBN: 9781948775007Publication Date: 2018-05-01Poems; 181 pages.
Let's Do It Live: Selections from Lexington Poetry Month 2018 by ISBN: 9781948775045Publication Date: 2019-05-15Poems; 221 pages.
Faughn, Dale
Photo: Ernie Stamper
- Name(s)
- Dale Faughn
- Date of Birth
- November 8, 1925
- Lamasco, Lyon County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- Lamasco, Lyon County, Kentucky
- Fredonia, Caldwell County, Kentucky
- Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky
- Education
- "Rank I" certification, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, 1961
- M.A., Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, 1958
- B.S. in Agriculture, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, 1949
- Eddyville High School, Lyon County, Kentucky, 1944
- Life Events
- Organized the Caldwell County Rhyming Poetry Society, 1985
- Instrumental in organizing the Western Kentucky Academic Association
- Established a trust fund for high school seniors planning to become teachers
- Married Virginia Faughn, 1949; seven children
- Drafted into the United States Marine Corps and served during World War II
- Awards and Recognitions, selected
- George Washington Honor Medal Award for his poem " I Met the Flag at Iwo Jima"
- Inducted into the Kentucky Teachers Hall of Fame, 2009
- Named Outstanding Educator by Murray State University College of Education, 2008
- All-USA Teacher Team Award from USA Today, 2002
- Inducted into the Baxter Donor Hall of Fame
- Inducted into the Fenwal Blood Donor Hall of Fame
- Citizen of the Year Award from Princeton Kiwanis Club
- Inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame, 1998
- Named Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Department of Education, 1996
- Named Kentucky Poet Laureate, 1986
- Employment
- Teacher, Caldwell County public high schools, 61 years
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Teacher
- Poet
- "Everyday Heroes: Dale Faughn believes age not a big deal - "it's the way we percieve age'"Article in KY Forward by Steve Flairty; April 15, 2014
- "Caldwell County teacher retires after more than 60 years in classroom"Article from the Kentucky New Era by Jared Nelson; July 20, 2011
- Faughn to debut poetic autobiographyArticle in the Times Leader by Kota Young; September 13; 2017
Poets Laureate of Kentucky by Publication Date: 2004A history of Kentucky's poets laureate since 1926. Contains works by J.T. Cotton Noe, Edward Gay Hill, Louise Scott Phillips, Edwin Carlisle Litsey, Jesse Hilton Stuart, Lowell Allen Williams, Lillian D. Chaffin, Senator Tom Mobley, Agnes Todd Saffell O'Rear, Clarence "Soc" Henry Clay, Lee Pennington, Paul Salyers, Dale Faughn, Jim Wayne Miller, Henry E. Pilkenton, James H. Patton, James Still, Joy Bale Boone, Richard Lawrence Taylor, James Baker Hall and Joe Survant.
