Award-winning author and poet Courtney Kampa died suddenly this weekend. Will Anderson, her husband, confirmed the news on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Kampa is a Nashville resident who lives with her husband and two dogs, Eddie and Georgie. She is a writing and poetry instructor in Nashville. There were unsubstantiated claims about her death in a car crash, but the world didn’t find out until Anderson confirmed the reports.
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Courtney Kampa’s husband said: “She has always been my ideal girl.
Wil Anderson, a musician, announced his wife’s death on his Instagram profile @willyj1234, but did not specify the reason. The post included a photo of the couple wearing the same gray t-shirt. Anderson revealed the news to her 327,000 followers in a heartfelt comment, remembering Courtney Kamp for her intelligence, humor, and kindness. Tekstić ends with a declaration of love for her.
Kampa’s death is attributed to a horrific car crash that left another person dead. Novelist and writer Elizabeth Foss expressed her grief over the deaths of Kampa and Irene Starrs in a Facebook post.
She stated:
“Sad on top of sadness. And the pain is still unspeakable. Since I can’t fully understand it, this is a meaningless post. May the souls of Irene Starrs and Courtney Kampa rest in peace. Please pray for those people to comfort those who love them.”
Although the death has been confirmed, no further information has been released.
Kampa .’s creative career
Courtney Kampa was born and raised in Virginia. She graduated from the University of Virginia and received her master’s degree from Columbia University. Kampa was also a recipient of the Wallace Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University from 2017 to 2019. She began her career as a ballet dancer before turning to writing.
Kampa is a prolific writer with many works. She has been featured in a number of prestigious magazines, including The Boston Review, The Journal, Atlantic Magazine, Poets & Writers, and National Poetry Review. She published her first book, Lady Without Asking Why, which is a collection of her poems.
Her writing has received several awards, including the 2014 Reader’s Rattle Poetry Award, and she was nominated for the Ruth Lily Award in 2016. Mary Szybist chose Our Lady Without Ask Why for the New Issues Press First Book Award.
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