Elton Glaser is an American
poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...
. He has published collections of poetry and been published in literary magazines.
Life
He is a native of
, is a retired Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English from the
University of Akron
The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering. It is classified ...
, and former editor of the Akron Series in Poetry.
He lives in
Akron, Ohio
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 C ...
.
Awards
* 2010 Guy Owen Prize for his poem "Do the Do"
* 2009 Guy Owen Prize for his poem "Slow Fuse Around the Cranium"
* 2002 Marlboro Prize in Poetry for his poem, "Meditation in Blue and White"
* 2002
Crab Orchard Award
Bibliography
Collections
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Poems
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
20th-century American poets
University of Akron faculty
Writers from New Orleans
21st-century American poets