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David Mura

David Mura is a poet, nonfiction writer, critic, playwright and performance artist. Mura's two previous poetry collections, The Colors of Desire (Carl Sandburg Literary Award winner), and, After We Lost Our Way (National Poetry Series Contest winner). His numerous awards include a Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Writers' Award, two NEA Fellowships, two Bush Foundation Fellowships, four Loft-McKnight Awards, and a Discovery/The Nation Award.

David Mura book reviews

  • After We Lost Our Way 4 out of 5

    A Nisei Picnic

    By rejoyce, Albuquerque, NM, Sep 2, 2007

    David Mura's poem, "A Nisei Picnic: From An Album," expresses the central dilemma of the Nisei (second-generation Japanese American), whose lives were bound by racism, and familial and community... read more