Robert Hill Long
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Robert Hill Long is the author of four books of poems, most recently The Kilim Dreaming (Bear Star Press, Dorothy Brunsman Prize), and of the flash fiction collection The Effigies (Plinth Books). His book of war poems Walking Wounded, forthcoming in June 2012, will include work he has submitted to the War Poetry Contest over the past 8 years. Raised in North Carolina, he has lived in Eugene 20 years. His work has appeared in journals across America, and his awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Oregon Arts Commission. He is a two-time winner of the War Poetry Contest (2004 and 2009).
Winning Entry: Gulf War News Sign-Off, with Video Tricks
Contest Won: War Poetry Contest 2004, First Prize
Winning Entry: Abu Golgotha, The Red and the Green
Contest Won: War Poetry Contest 2006, Honorable Mention
Winning Entry: Reveille and Taps
Contest Won: War Poetry Contest 2007, Honorable Mention
Winning Entry: Wolverine and White Crow, Motivations, Insurrection and Resurrection
Contest Won: War Poetry Contest 2009, First Prize
Winning Entry: Coals and Smoke, Titanium and Clay, Boomers
Contest Won: War Poetry Contest 2011, Honorable Mention
