Albert Goldbarth
Poet, Author
1948 –
Who is Albert Goldbarth?
Albert Goldbarth is an American poet born January 31, 1948 in Chicago. He is known for his prolific production, his gregarious tone, his eclectic interests and his distinctive 'talky' style. He has been a Guggenheim fellow and won the National Book Critics Circle award in 1991 and 2001, the only poet to receive the honor two times. He also won the Mark Twain Award for Humorous Poetry, awarded by the Poetry Foundation, in 2008.
Goldbarth received his BA from the University of Illinois in 1969 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1971. He is currently distinguished professor of Humanities at Wichita State University, and he teaches in the Low-Residency MFA program in Creative Writing at Converse College.
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- Born
- Jan 31, 1948
Chicago - Ethnicity
- White American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Master of Fine Arts, University of Iowa
( - 1971) - Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
( - 1969)
- Master of Fine Arts, University of Iowa
- Employment
- Wichita State University
- Lived in
- Spartanburg
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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