Acknowledgements - Issue 5
Stone Canoe Number 5 is dedicated to Lucille Clifton, a distinguished
American poet from Buffalo, New York, who passed away in 2010. As
evidenced by the tributes here, she had a lasting influence on other
important poets who came under her spell, and her spirited, vernacular
style helped free poetry from its historic formal constraints. Thanks to BOA
Editions, her publisher, we are able to offer samplings of her work in our
pages, as selected by Minnie Bruce Pratt, poetry editor for SC5.
Special thanks to the following people for their support in the launch ofStone Canoe 5:
Judy Barringer, Director, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
Peter Blanck, Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University, and
creator of the SC Burton Blatt Institute Prize for Arts Leadership
Lorraine Branham, Dean, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications,
Syracuse University, and creator of the SC S.I. Newhouse School Prize
for Creative Nonfiction
Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President, Syracuse University
Matthew Clay-Robison, Director, Brossman Gallery, York College,
York, Pennsylvania
Peter Conners, Publisher, BOA Editions, Rochester, New York
Rob Enslin, Communications Manager, The College of Arts and Sciences,
Syracuse University
Hedy and Michael Fawcett, creators of the SC Prize for Visual Arts
Nirelle and Allen Galson, creators of the SC Prize for Fiction
Bea González, Dean, University College of Syracuse University,
creator of the SC Prize for Poetry
Kathryn Goldfarb-Findling, past Executive Director, The Rosamond
Gifford Foundation
Andrew Havenhand, Director, XL Projects Gallery, College of
Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University
Tom Huff, sculptor
Gregg Lambert, Dean’s Professor and Founding Director of the
Humanities Center, Syracuse University
Doran Larson, Associate Professor, Hamilton College
Trish Lowney, Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Programs,
Syracuse University
Kathleen Masterson, Director, NYSCA Literature Programs
Jaime Snyder, Liaison for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development,
the iSchool, Syracuse University
Tiffany Steinwert, Dean, Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University
Stone Canoe is pleased to have the following Constance Saltonstall grant
awardees represented in the current issue: Mary Gilliland, Ron Jude, Patrick
Lawler, Mary Lum, Lin Price, and Marion Wilson.
Thanks as always to the Stone Canoe Advisory Board for their wise
counsel and support:
Omanii Abdullah-Grace, Judy Barringer, Peter Blanck, Carole Brzozowski,
Michael Burkard, Carol Charles, William Delavan, Stephen Dunn, Arthur
Flowers, Wendy Gonyea, Kenneth Hine, Johanna Keller, Christopher
Kennedy, Robin Wall Kimmerer, David Lloyd, David MacDonald, 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 once again offering the College’s XL Projects Gallery
as the site for our Stone Canoe 5 art exhibition.
Images of Mary Lum’s work are courtesy of the Frederieke Taylor Gallery.
The photo of Lucille Clifton is courtesy of BOA Editions, Rochester,
New York.
Photos of the Syracuse University iSchool Windows Project are courtesy
of David Revette.
Photos of the art of Matthew Works are courtesy of Brossman Gallery,
York College, York, Pennsylvania.
Thanks finally to our loyal sponsors, without whom Stone Canoe Number 5
would not be possible. See their individual pages in the back of the book,
and on our web site.
Stone Canoe is supported in part by a grant from NYSCA.
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