Tom Andrews — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of a 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship
Awarded the 2000 Rome Prize, Literature, from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Author of the poetry collection "The Hemophiliac's Motorcycle"
Authored the memoir "Codeine Diary: True Confessions of a Reckless Hemophiliac"
Graduated from the University of Virginia with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing in 1987

Biography

Tom Andrews (1961–2001) was an American poet and critic. He earned his M.F.

A. in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia in 1987, after graduating Summa Cum Laude from Hope College in 1984. Andrews was recognized for his literary contributions, receiving the 1989 National Poetry Series Award for "The Brother's Country" and the 1993 Iowa Poetry Prize for "The Hemophiliac's Motorcycle.