George Barlow (born 1948) 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 graduated from
California State University, East Bay, and from the
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is org ...
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
''The Black Scholar'' (''TBS''), the third-oldest journal of Black culture and political thought in the United States, was founded in 1969 near San Francisco, California, by Robert Chrisman, Nathan Hare, and Allan Ross. It is arguably the most in ...
'', ''Caliban 2'', ''River Styx'', ''
The Iowa Review
''The Iowa Review'' is an American literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews.
History and profile
Founded in 1970, ''Iowa Review'' is issued three times a year, during the months of April, August, and December. Origin ...
'', ''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 Series, for ''Gumbo''
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Editor
* ''About Time III: An Anthology of California Prison Writing'', Grady Hillman, Maude Meehan, George Barlow eds.
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References
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1948 births
Living people
American male poets
California State University, East Bay alumni
University of Iowa alumni
Grinnell College faculty