Albert Goldbarth

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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.

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.

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Coprolites (1973, poetry)

Opticks (1974, poetry)

Comings Back (1976, poetry)

Curve, Overlapping Narratives (1977, poetry)

Different Fleshes, a Novel/Poem (1979, poetry)

Ink, Blood, Semen (1980, poetry)

Faith (1981, poetry)

Who Gathered and Whispered Behind Me (1981, poetry)

Arts & Sciences (1986, poetry)

Delft (1990, essay-poem)

Popular Culture (1990, poetry)

Heaven and Earth, A Cosmology (1991, poetry)

The Gods (1993, poetry)

Marriage, and Other Science Fiction (1994, poetry)

Great Topics of the World, Essays (1994, essays)

Adventures in Ancient Egypt (1996, poetry)

Beyond (1998, poetry)

Many Circles (2001, essays)

Pieces of Payne (2001, novel)

Combinations of the Universe (2003, poetry)

Budget Travel through Space and Time (2005, poetry)

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