Robert Morgan (poet)
Robert Morgan (born 1944) is an American poet, short story writer, novelist.
Life
He studied at North Carolina State University as an engineering and mathematics major, and University of North Carolina Greensboro.
He teaches at Cornell University beginning in 1971.[1]
Awards
- Academy Award in Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters[2]
- 2008 Thomas Wolfe Prize[3]
Works
Poetry
- "OPTION", The Atlantic, October 1997
- "Wind From a Waterfall", The Atlantic, September 1999
- "Girdling", The Atlantic, December 1997
- "Holy Cussing", Southern Poetry Review, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2004
- "Mountain Dulcimer", Poetry, March 1999
- Zirconia Poems. Northwood Narrows, New Hampshire: Lillabulero Press, 1969.
- The Voice in the Crosshairs. Ithaca, New York: Angelfish Press. 1971.
- Red Owl. New York: Norton, 1972.
- Land Diving. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. 1976. ISBN 9780807101995.
- Trunk & Thicket. Fort Collins, Colorado: L’Epervier Press, 1978.
- Groundwork. Frankfort, Kentucky: Gnomon Press, 1979.
- Bronze Age. Emory, Virginia: Iron Mountain Press, 1981.
- At the Edge of the Orchard Country. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1987.
- Sigodlin. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. 1990.
- Saints on islands: poems. Indigo. 1991. ISBN 9780951361436.
- Green River: New and Selected Poems. Hanover, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 1991.
- Wild Peavines: New Poems. Frankfort, Kentucky: Gnomon Press, 1996.
- Topsoil Road: Poems. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. 2000. ISBN 9780807126134.
- Morgan, Robert (2004). The Strange Attractor: New and Selected Poems. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 9780807129517. http://books.google.com/books?id=vjHjSdPqTpwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Robert+Morgan+(poet)#v=onepage&q=Robert%20Morgan%20(poet)&f=false.
Short stories
- "The Distant Blue Hills," The Southern Review.
Novels
- Gap Creek. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books. 1999. ISBN 9780743203630.
- Brave Enemies: A Novel of the American Revolution. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books. 2003. ISBN 9781565123564.
- The Truest Pleasure. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books. 1995. ISBN 9781565121058.
- This Rock. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books. 2001. ISBN 9781565123038.
Non-fiction
- Boone: A Biography, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2007, ISBN 978-1565126152
- Lions of the West - Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion, Shannon Ravenel Books, 2011, ISBN 978-1565126268
Essays
- Good Measure: Essays, Interviews and Notes on Poetry. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1993.
References
External links
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