Acknowledgements - Issue 4
Stone Canoe Number 4 is dedicated to Hayden Carruth, distinguished American poet, who taught at Syracuse University from 1979 to 1991, and continued to live in the Upstate town of Munnsville until his death in September of 2008. Author of more than 30 books of poetry, as well as several important books of prose and criticism, he won the National Book Award in 1996 for Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey. Beloved by colleagues and revered as a teacher by his students in the Syracuse Creative Writing Program, he had a genuine eye for what he called “authentic” voices, and always worked to free his own work of all cant and affectation. Featured in this issue are four of Carruth’s later unpublished poems, as well as a poem dedicated to him by Brooks Haxton, a distinguished poet in his own right and a student of Hayden’s at Syracuse.
Special thanks to the following people for their help and support for the creation of our fourth annual issue and art exhibition.
John Albert, D.D.S.
Judy Barringer, Director, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
Peter Blanck, Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President, Syracuse University
Ron Derutte, Department of Art, Syracuse University
Rob Enslin, Communications Manager, College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University
Hedy and Michael Fawcett
Nirelle and Allen Galson
Bea González, Dean, University College, Syracuse University
Andrew Havenhand, Director, XL Projects Gallery, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University
Gregg Lambert, Dean’s Professor and Founding Director of the Humanities Center, Syracuse University
Doran Larson, Associate Professor, Hamilton College
Kathleen Masterson, Director, NYSCA Literature Programs
William Patrick, Director, New York State Summer Young Writers Institute
James Sartori, M.D.
Steven Zdep, D.D.S.
Stone Canoe is pleased to have the following Constance Saltonstall grant awardees represented in the current issue: Paul Farinacci, Angela Kelly, David Lloyd, Jen Pepper, Dorene Quinn, Laurie Stone, and Kim Waale.
Thanks as always to the Stone Canoe advisory board for their wise counsel and support:
Omanii Abdullah-Grace, Paul Aviles, Judy Barringer, Peter Blanck, Carole Brzozowski, Michael Burkard, Carol Charles, William Delavan, Stephen Dunn, Arthur Flowers, Wendy Gonyea, Kenneth Hine, Jeffrey Hoone, Johanna Keller, Christopher Kennedy, Robin Wall Kimmerer, David Lloyd, David McDonald, Timothy Mahar, Pamela McLaughlin, Philip Memmer, Elizabeth O’Rourke, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Laura Reeder, Maria Russell, Eileen Strempel, Carol Terry, Suzanne Thorin, Silvio Torres-Saillant, John von Bergen, Kheli Willetts, and Marion Wilson.
Thanks to Dean Ann Clarke of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts for offering the College’s XL Projects Gallery as the site for our annual Stone Canoe art exhibition.
Photos from the Syracuse Stage production of Tales of the Salt City are reproduced courtesy of Michael Davis.
Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Dennis first read his poem “Above the River” (page 9) on June 13, 2009, in the middle of the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the U.S. and Canada at Niagara Falls.
Thanks finally to our loyal sponsors, without whom Stone Canoe Number 4 would not be possible. See their individual pages in the back of the book. Stone Canoe is supported in part by a grant from NYSCA.
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