Barton Sutter
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Barton Sutter is a Duluth, Minnesota-based writer of poetry and prose. His work reflects his love of the north country.
Early life
Barton Sutter is a Lutheran preacher's son and was raised in a large rural family. He received a B.A. in language arts from
Career
Sutter was an essayist for the "Voices from the Heartland" series on Minnesota Public Radio from 1991 to 1997. He has published poems, stories, and essays in such publications as The North American Review, Poetry, Live Music, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Minnesota Monthly.
Sutter is the only author to win the Minnesota Book Award in three separate categories: in fiction for My Father's War and Other Stories, in creative non-fiction for Cold Comfort, and in poetry with The Book of Names: New and Selected Poems.[2] Sutter was also appointed Poet Laureate of Duluth, the first in Duluth history. He was unanimously chosen for the position by a committee set up by the Lake Superior Writers.[3]
Works
- Cedarhome (1977)
- Pine Creek Parish Hall and Other Poems (1985)
- My Father's War and Other Stories (1991)
- The Book of Names: New and Selected Poems (1993)
- Cold Comfort: Life on the Top of the Map (1998)
- Farewell to the Starlight in Whiskey (2004)
- Chester Creek Ravine: Haiku (2015)
Awards
- Bassine Citation from the Academy of American Poets, 1986
- Loft McKnight Award in Poetry, 1987
- Minnesota Book Award for Fiction, 1992
- Minnesota Book Award for Poetry, 1994
- Northeastern Minnesota Book Award, 1999
- Minnesota Book Awardfor Creative Non-Fiction, 1999
- George Morrison Artist Award, 2005
- Duluth Poet Laureate, 2006
References
- ^ "Home". rosssutter.com.
- ^ "BOA Titles by Series". Archived from the original on December 17, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
- ^ http://www.lakesuperiorwriters.org Lake Superior Writers
External links
- Barton Sutter introduces authors Jon Hassler and Bill Holm at A Special Duluth Get-together honoring their two Afton Historical Society winter books, Underground Christmas and Faces of Christmas Past, respectively, with readings, book talk and music, Northern Lights TV Series #416 (1998)
- Barton Sutter is interviewed by writer Joe Muldoon about his book of essays Cold Comfort, and is featured reading his works with musical accompaniment by his brother Ross Sutter, Northern Lights TV Series #421 (1999): https://reflections.mndigital.org/catalog/p16022coll38:105#/kaltura_video
- Barton Sutter is featured on A Tribute to Minnesota Poet John Engman, Northern Lights TV Series #428 (1999): https://reflections.mndigital.org/catalog/p16022coll38:107#/kaltura_video
- Barton Sutter is featured on the 1999 Minnesota Book Awards Author Readings, Northern Lights TV Series #432 (1999): https://reflections.mndigital.org/catalog/p16022coll38:208#/kaltura_video