An accomplished novelist and poet named Courtney Kampa passed away suddenly this past weekend. On Tuesday, November 15, her husband Will Anderson confirmed the information.
Kampa resided in Nashville with her husband and their two dogs, Eddie and Georgie. She taught poetry and writing in Nashville. The world didn’t learn that she had died in a car accident until Anderson corroborated the unfounded rumors, though.
The spouse of Courtney Kampa recalls, “She was always my perfect girl.”
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On his Instagram account @willyj1234, musician Wil Anderson revealed the passing of his wife without giving a cause. The post featured a picture of the two people, who were wearing comparable gray sweatshirts.
In a touching post, Anderson informed his 327k followers of the news and praised Courtney Kampa for being smart, funny, and kind. He declared his love for her as he wrapped up the brief message.
According to reports, a terrible car accident in which one other person also perished was the reason for Kampa’s demise. Elizabeth Foss, a fellow author, and writer wrote on Facebook about her sorrow for Kampa and Irene Starrs’ passing.
Although the death has been confirmed, no other details have been made public.
The writing career of Kampa
Virginia is where Courtney Kampa was born and raised. She graduated with a master’s degree from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. From 2017 to 2019, Kampa studied at Stanford University as a Wallace Stegner Fellow. She started off as a ballet dancer and then switched to writing.
Kampa was a prolific author who produced a variety of works. She appeared in a number of notable publications, including the National Poetry Review, the Boston Review, the Journal, the Atlantic, and Poets & Writers magazine. Her first book, Our Lady of Not Asking Why, a collection of her poems, was published.
She was nominated for the Ruth Lily Prize in 2016 and has garnered numerous awards for her writing, including the Rattle Poetry Prize Readers’ Choice Award in 2014. Our Lady of Not Asking Why won the New Issues Press First Book Award, according to Mary Szybist.
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