Poets from the United States went to one of the largest literary prizes

100 thousand dollars, which is one of the largest literary prizes in the U.S. and the world - the award of the private foundation Kingsley Tufts in 2007 - will receive poet Rodney Jones.

Jones, a native of southern Alabama, currently teaches English language and literature at Southern Illinois University. Previously, he received a prize of the National Society of critics, writer Harper Lee Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Kingsley Tufts Poetry Prize awarded in 1993. Tells Blotter.

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