Gibbons Ruark

Who is Gibbons Ruark?

Gibbons Ruark is a contemporary American poet. Known for his deeply personal often elegiac lyrics about his native North Carolina and beloved Ireland, Ruark has had poetry in such publications as The New Yorker, The New Republic, and Poetry. His collections include Rescue the Perishing, Small Rain, Keeping Company, Reeds, A Program for Survival, Passing Through Customs: New and Selected Poems and, most recently, Staying Blue. He has won numerous awards including three Poetry Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Pushcart Prize.