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Feb. 1, 2007

Kathleen McPartland
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Poetry Book Nominated for National Book Critics Circle Award

Troy Jollimore, Department of Philosophy, California State University, Chico, has had his book "Tom Thomson in Purgatory" nominated for the 2007 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award in poetry.

The NBCC, founded in 1974, is a nonprofit organization consisting of nearly 700 active book reviewers who are interested in honoring quality writing. The centerpiece of NBCC activities is the annual award for the best book in each of five categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography/autobiography, poetry and criticism.

"Tom Thomson in Purgatory," selected by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins for the 2005 Robert E. Lee and Ruth I. Wilson Poetry Book Award, was published last fall by Margie/IntuitHouse.

Jollimore is currently an external fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center. He has published poetry in journals including "The Malahat Review," "PRISM International," "MARGIE" and "Ploughshares."

The 2006 NBCC Award finalists were announced in New York City on Jan. 20. The 2006 winners will be announced on March 8 at the annual NBCC Awards Ceremony in New York City.

Jollimore will be reading his poetry for the Writer's Voice Series on Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Humanities Center, Trinity 100. A reception will follow.

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