James Tyner
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James Tyner was born and raised in Los Angeles. As a teen, he came with his family to Fresno, in San Joaquin Valley. He considers both places home. Tyner grew up in neighborhoods filled with violence, but strives for the life of a pacifist, generally failing. Poetry is his way of making sense of all this. Tyner is in the MFA program at Fresno State, and hopes to graduate in the fall. He thanks his wife, who is his all.
Winning Entry: Watching the News in Spain, Asking My Father About a Scar on His Arm Over Dinner, Some Pages from My Book of Pacifism
Contest Won: War Poetry Contest 2008, Finalist
