George Barlow (American poet)
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George Barlow is an American poet
. He graduated from California State University, East Bay
, and from the University of Iowa
with an M.A. in American Studies and an M.F.A. George Barlow currently teaches at Grinnell College
.
He has published in The Black Scholar, Caliban 2, River Styx, The Iowa Review, Antaeus, Callaloo, The Beloit Poetry Journal, Nimrod, The American Poetry Review, Yardbird Reader, Big Moon and Obsidian.
He was on the nominating committee for the Iowa poet laureate.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. He graduated from California State University, East Bay
California State University, East Bay
California State University, East Bay is a public university located in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The university, as part of the 23-campus California State University system, offers over 100 areas of study...
, and from the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
with an M.A. in American Studies and an M.F.A. George Barlow currently teaches at Grinnell College
Grinnell College
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. known for its strong tradition of social activism. It was founded in 1846, when a group of pioneer New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College....
.
He has published in The Black Scholar, Caliban 2, River Styx, The Iowa Review, Antaeus, Callaloo, The Beloit Poetry Journal, Nimrod, The American Poetry Review, Yardbird Reader, Big Moon and Obsidian.
He was on the nominating committee for the Iowa poet laureate.
Awards
- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
- Ford Foundation Fellowship
- 1980 National Poetry SeriesNational Poetry SeriesThe National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program.Every year since 1979 it has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry...
, for Gumbo
Editor
- About Time III: An Anthology of California Prison Writing, Grady Hillman, Maude Meehan, George Barlow eds.
Anthologies
- Motion: American Sports Poems, Edited Noah Blaustein, University of Iowa Press, ISBN 978-0-87745-755-8
- Color: A Sampling of Contemporary African -American Writing, Editor Al Young. San Francisco: The Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives, San Francisco State University 1994.
- Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans Since 1945, Editors Michael S. Harper, Anthony Walton, February 1994, Little, Brown & Company, ISBN 978-0-316-34710-5
- The Jazz Poetry Anthology, Editors Yusef Komunyakaa, Sascha Feinstein, Indiana University Press, June 1991, ISBN 978-0-253-32163-3
- The Best of Intro, Editors William H Gass and Charles Simic, Associated Writing Programs, ISBN 978-0-936266-06-0
- Eating the Menu, Editor Bruce Taylor, Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co, January 1, 1974, ISBN 978-0-8403-1056-9
- A Galaxy of Black Writing, Editor R. Baird Shuman, Moore Publishing Company, ISBN 978-0-04-105300-5