Donte Collins 鈥�18 was named the 鈥淢ost Promising Young Poet鈥� by the Academy of American Poets this fall. His poem, 鈥渨hat the dead know by heart,鈥� previously won Augsburg鈥檚 John R. Mitchell Prize, which qualified him for the prestigious award.
Collins is a theater major who is active in the local, regional, and national spoken word and poetry scene.
Collins told that he plans to use his $1,000 prize from the award to self-publish his first collection of poetry, a chapbook called 鈥渁utopsies.鈥�