All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1985 Today at Círculo de Poesía: Two poems by Christianne Balk (1953). Graduated with honors in biology from Grinnell College, her works have been featured in The New Yorker, Sonora Review, Crazy Horse, among other magazines. In 1985 she was awarded with the Walt…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1983 Today at Círculo de Poesía: Christopher Gilbert (1949-2007). Poet born in Alabama. He recived the Walt Whitman Award in 1983 for his poetry collection: Across the Mutual Landscape (1984). We present his poem: The Bridge Across. Spanish version by Roberto Amézquita (1985).…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1982 Today at Círculo de Poesía: Anthony Petrosky (Pennsylvania, 1948). Author of three poetry collections: Crazy Love (2003), Red and Yellow Boat (1994), and Jurgis Petraskas (1983), selected by Philip Levine as the winner of the 1982 Walt Whitman Award. He is also the…
Yusef Komunyakaa (1947) Recientemente Poeta Laureado de la Ciudad de Nueva York e Invitado al Encuentro Internacional de Poesía CDMX 2015, publicó hace unas horas un poema inédito como parte de la celebración del National Poetry Month, #npm16. Presentamos la versión al español de Adalberto García López (Culiacán, 1993). Puedes encontrar su libro Dien Cai…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1981 Today at Círculo de Poesía we proudly share the work of Alberto Ríos (1952), Mexican-American poet winner of the prestigious Walt Whitman Award in 1981 for his collection Fool the Wind. Profoundly influenced by his Latin heritage, his poetry has been praised for…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1980 Today at Círculo de Poesía, as part of our celebration of the National Poetry Month 2016, we present: Jared Carter (Indiana, 1939). His collection Work, for the Night is Coming won the Walt Whitman Award in 1980. He has been a two-time recipient of the National…
All Whitman Laurates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1979 Today at Círculo de Poesía, as part of our celebration of the National Poetry Month 2016, we present: David Bottoms (Georgia, 1949), he is poet and academic. In 1979 he won the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets for his…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1978 Today at Círculo de Poesía, as part of our celebration of the National Poetry Month 2016, we present Karen Snow. Karen’s work has appeared in the Beloit Poetry Journal, Chowder Review, Montserrat Review, Heartland Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, ANON and North American Review. She…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1977 Today at Círculo de Poesía, as part of our celebration of the National Poetry Month 2016, we present two poems by the 1977 Walt Whitman Award winner Lauren Shakely (1948). Her book Guilty Bystander received praise for its spot-on portrayal of modern urban hysteria;…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1976 Today at Círculo de Poesía, as part of our celebration of the National Poetry Month 2016, we present: Laura Gilpin (1950-2007). Her book The Hocus-Pocus of the Universe (Doubleday, 1977), was the winner of the 1976 Walt Whitman Award. She also published aonther book…