Jim W. Goar (born 1975) is an American contemporary

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Biography

Goar was born in

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and educated at

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, where he received a

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degree, and the

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, where he received a

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. In 2006, effing press made his chapbook, ''Whole Milk''. Of this collection Scott Glassman at Rain Taxi stated that Goar's "clause-free declarative sentences are a perfect match for the edgy grade-school surrealism which guides us into emotional revelation.” Jordan Davis, in his Constant Critic article, included it amongst his best texts of the year. ''Seoul Bus Poems'' (2010), his first full-length collection, was published by

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' Reality Street. This collection was hailed as a "brilliant portrait of life in a foreign city" and "a glorious example of sparse language and observations." Positive reviews have also appeared in Intercapillary Space and etcetera. Rose Metal Press published his second collection, ''The Louisiana Purchase'' in November 2011. Scott Abels listed ''The Louisiana Purchase'' as a 'Best Poetry Book of 2011' at No Tell Motel. Since 2006, Goar’s poetry has appeared in magazines including Poetry Wales, Blackbox Manifold, Typo, Jacket, Octopus, Harvard Review, OmniVerse, Cream City Review, and Cimarron Review. He's been invited to read his poetry at the

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in Cork Ireland and at Pembroke College, Cambridge. past simple, the journal he edits, has had poems featured in the anthology: Best of the Net 2007Smith, Erin, ed. 2007 Best of the Net Anthology. Sundress Publications, 2007. http://www.sundresspublications.com/bestof/2007/about.htm and is currently in its 10th issue.

Bibliography

*''Whole Milk'' (Effing Press, 2006) *''Seoul Bus Poems'' (Reality Street, 2010) *''The Louisiana Purchase'' (Rose Metal Press, 2011) *''The Dustbowl'' (Shearsman Books, 2014)

Anthologies

* ''The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel'' (No Tell Books, 2006) * ''Dear World & Everyone In It: new poetry in the UK'' (Bloodaxe Books, 2013)

References

External links

Michael Peverett's review of ''Seoul Bus Poems''

Annie McDermott's review of ''Seoul Bus Poems''
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