Editor’s Notes

I am delighted to announce that Beth Ann Fennelly’s first book of poems, The Room of Everywhere, has been selected by David Baker as the winner of the inaugural Kenyon Review Prize in Poetry for a first book, to be published in early 2002 by Zoo Press. Readers will quickly note, I’m sure, that Ms. Fennelly’s work also appears on page one as this issue’s New Voices feature. Fortuitous as this may be, we’ve not stacked the deck. The New Voices selection was made well over a year ago, as we worked with Robert Hass to develop his commentary (page 28). David Baker received manuscripts this past spring, from which he independently chose Beth Ann Fennelly’s from dozens of submissions. The power, wit, and virtuosity briefly glimpsed in this issue of KR are confirmed by the strengths of her forthcoming book. Congratulations to her on both counts.

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