Kevin Boyle’s book, A Home for Wayward Girls, won the New Issues First Book Prize (Rodney Jones, judge) and his chapbook, The Lullaby of History, won the Mary Belle Campbell Award (David Rivard, judge). His most recent book is Astir, published by Jacar Press. His poems have appeared in Alaska Quarterly, Colorado Review, Denver Quarterly, Hollins Critic, Michigan Quarterly, Poetry East, Pleiades, and Virginia Quarterly Review. Originally from Philadelphia, Kevin got his MFA from Iowa and now teaches at Elon University in North Carolina.
Participation at the 2016 West End Poetry Festival
- Opening Celebration | Friday, October 14 | 6:30 to 8:30 pm | Flyleaf Books
- For a full schedule and descriptions of all sessions, see the festival schedule.