Mitchell L. H. Douglas

A founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, Cave Canem fellow, and poetry editor for PLUCK!: The Journal of Affrilachian Arts & Culture, Mitchell L. H. Douglas' debut poetry collection Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem, is forthcoming from Red Hen Press.Publications: Poems appear in Callaloo, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (University of Georgia Press), Crab Orchard Review, Poetic Voices Without Borders (Gival Press), America! What's My Name? (Wind Publications), Zoland Poetry Volume II (Zoland Books) and The Louisville Review. Poetry forthcoming in Ninth Letter and Reverie. Book reviews appear in the Indiana Review.Honors: Finalist, 2008 Ashland Poetry Prize (manuscript: S____H); Finalist, 2008 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition (manuscript: S____H); Third runner-up, 2007 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize (manuscript: Cooling Board ); Semifinalist, 2007 Blue Lynx Prize (manuscript: Cooling Board) Finalist, 2007 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award (manuscript: S____H); Semifinalist, 2006 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award (manuscript Cooling Board ); Pushcart Prize Nomination, 2006 (The Louisville Review)