Cammy Thomas


Cammy Thomas is an American poet. Her first book, Cathedral of Wish, received the Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry Society of America. A fellowship from the Ragdale Foundation helped her complete her second, Inscriptions. Her third collection, Tremors, appeared in 2021. All are published by Four Way Books. Two of her poems, under the title Far Past War, were set to music by her sister, composer Augusta Read Thomas. The premiere of this choral work was performed by the Cathedral Choral Society at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. in March, 2022. Thomas currently lives in Bolton, Massachusetts.

Published works

Full-length poetry collections

Tremors Inscriptions
  • ''Cathedral of Wish''

Poems and links

Pandemic Poems The Crypt of the Capuchins The Blues in My Heart, The Rhythm in My Soul
  • ''November 1968''

Honors and awards