{"id":15989,"date":"2016-09-12T13:20:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T17:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=15989"},"modified":"2016-10-10T14:33:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T18:33:17","slug":"ugly-love-writers-hall-fame-earl-braggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/09\/ugly-love-writers-hall-fame-earl-braggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugly Love and Writers Hall of Fame, Earl Braggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15990\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15990\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-attachment-id=\"15990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/09\/ugly-love-writers-hall-fame-earl-braggs\/earl-braggs-2016-east-tennessee-writers-hall-of-fame1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,637\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;CJ Thomas&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CJ THOMAS IMAGING&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Earl Braggs 2016 East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Contributed Photo: Corey Thomas, CJ Thomas Imaging via Friends of Literacy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15990\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Contributed Photo: Corey Thomas, CJ Thomas Imaging via Friends of Literacy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1-580x385.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1-610x405.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/Earl-Braggs-2016-East-Tennessee-Writers-Hall-of-Fame1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contributed Photo: Corey Thomas, CJ Thomas Imaging via Friends of Literacy<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/english\/profiles\/creative-writing-faculty\/vjh694.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earl Braggs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Herman H. Battle Professor of African American Studies, can now add \u201cHall of Fame Inductee\u201d to his impressive list of Honors and Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He was recently honored at a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/friendsofliteracy.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friends of Literacy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> banquet where he was inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame in the Poetry category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Braggs is also the recipient of the Anhinga Poetry Prize, the Jack Keuroc Literary Prize, the Gloucester Country College Poetry Prize, UTNAA Outstanding Teacher Award, and two Student Government Association Outstanding Professor Awards.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a poet, Braggs revels in examining the \u201cpsychology of what we talk about.\u201d That investigation is exactly what he is doing in his upcoming publication <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ugly Love.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The collection of poetry examines the \u201clove\/hate relation many white Americans have with black Americans.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15991\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-attachment-id=\"15991\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/09\/ugly-love-writers-hall-fame-earl-braggs\/braggsearl_03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,851\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1138305297&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;95&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BraggsEarl_03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15991 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"BraggsEarl_03\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03-610x406.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/09\/BraggsEarl_03.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201cMy inspiration stems from my want to get what constitutes racism, the nuances of, into the present day narrative,\u201d said Braggs.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ugly Love, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">slated to be released through <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crpress.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C&amp;R Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> later this fall, joins his recent publications including, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Younger than Neil, Syntactical Arrangements of a Twisted Wind, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oliver\u2019s Breakfast<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more about Braggs\u2019s honors here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2008\/08\/earl-braggs-named-finalist-in-international-poetry-competition\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earl Braggs named finalist in international poetry competition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earl Braggs, Herman H. 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