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Poet's hard work pays off

LIZ KOHMAN
Associated Press

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Creating art takes the right combination of technical skill and life experience.

Avon poet Mark Conway knows this.

After earning a Master of Fine Arts at Bennington College in Vermont, working as a teacher in Canada and Italy, driving a cab, working as a journalist and raising a family, Conway is ready for that hard work to pay off.

In March, Conway received a $25,000 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers, and he's working on a book of poetry.