Ed Roberson
| Ed Roberson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
| Genre | poet |
| Notable awards | PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry |
Ed Roberson (born 1939) is an American poet.
Life
Roberson was born and raised in Pittsburgh and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1970,[1] and later completed graduate work at Goddard College.[2] He then served as a faculty member in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh[1] and at Rutgers University until 2002.[3] Since 2007, he has been a visiting writer and artist in Residence at the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies[4] and has also taught at the University of Chicago and Columbia College. He is Artist-in-Residence at Northwestern University.[2]
His work appears in Callaloo[5][6]
Awards
- 2016 PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry[7][8]
- 2008 Shelley Memorial Award
- 1998 National Poetry Series, for Atmosphere Conditions chosen by Nathaniel Mackey
- Iowa Poetry Prize for Voices Cast Out to Talk Us In
- LA Times Book Award
- Stephen Henderson Critics Award for Achievement in Literature
- Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award
- Lenore Marshall Award finalist, Academy of American Poets’
Works
Poetry
- "From: Picking Up the Tune, the Universe and Planets", Electronic Poetry Center
- "VI. Cape Journal: At Sand Pile", Electronic Poetry Center
- Closest Pronunciation: Poems. Northwestern University Press. 31 January 2013. ISBN 978-0-8101-2892-7.
- To See the Earth Before the End of the World. Wesleyan University Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8195-6950-9.[9]
- City Eclogue. Atelos. 2006. ISBN 978-1-891190-23-0.
- Atmosphere conditions. Sun & Moon Press. 2000. ISBN 978-1-55713-392-2.
- Voices cast out to talk us in: poems. University of Iowa Press. 1995. ISBN 978-0-87745-510-3.
- Etai-eken. University of Pittsburgh Press. 1975. ISBN 978-0-8229-5263-3.
- When thy king is a boy: poems. University of Pittsburgh Press. 1970.
Anthologies
- Lyn Hejinian; David Lehman, eds. (2004). "Ideas Gray Suits Bowler Hats Baal". The Best American Poetry 2004. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-5757-2.
- Leonard Schwartz; Joseph Donahue; Edward Halsey Foster, eds. (1996). Primary trouble: an anthology of contemporary American poetry. Talisman House. ISBN 978-1-883689-29-2.
References
- 1 2 Blake, Sharon S. (2012-01-23). "Pitt Celebrates Black History Month With World Premiere Screening of Thaddeus Mosley: Sculptor". Pitt Chronicle. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- 1 2 "Ed Roberson". Poets.org. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ↑ http://www.woodlandpattern.org/poems/ed_roberson01.shtml
- ↑ http://www.northwestern.edu/writing-arts/writers/residence/fall2007.html
- ↑ http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/callaloo/v029/29.1roberson03.html
- ↑ http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/callaloo/v025/25.4roberson07.html
- ↑ Maggie Galehouse (March 1, 2016). "PEN Literary Award winners announced". Chron. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 PEN Literary Award Winners". PEN. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.upne.com/0-8195-6950-X.html
External links
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