Bruce Bond
Bruce Bond (born 25 June 1954) is an American poet and influential creative writing educator at the University of North Texas.[1]
Formal education & academic career
Bond earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Pomona College, a Master of Arts degree in English from Claremont Graduate School, and a Masters in Music Performance degree from the Lamont School of Music of the University of Denver. He then worked several years as a classical and jazz guitarist. In 1987, he earned a PhD in English from the University of Denver. Since then, he has taught at the University of Kansas, Wichita State University, Wilfrid Laurier University (in Canada), and the University of North Texas, where he currently is a Regents Professor of English and Poetry Editor, with Corey Marks, of American Literary Review.[2][3]
Works
Poetry
- Choir of the Wells: A Tetralogy of New Books, Etruscan Press (2013) OCLC 812258481
- The Visible, Louisiana State University Press (2012) OCLC 745765999
- Peal, Etruscan Press (2009) OCLC 318876943
- Blind Rain, Louisiana State University Press (2008) OCLC 646757924
- 2010 Finalist, The Poets' Prize, Academy of American Poets
- Finalist, Natalie Ornish Prize, Texas Institute of Letters
- Cinder, Etruscan Press (2003) OCLC 52138027
- Finalist, Best Book of Poetry, Texas Institute of Letters
- The Throats of Narcissus University of Arkansas Press (2001) OCLC 45799620
- Radiography, BOA Editions (1997) OCLC 37904942
- 1998 Natalie Ornish Prize, Texas Institute of Letters
- The Anteroom of Paradise, Quarterly Review of Literature: Poetry Series 10, Vol. 30 (1991) OCLC 316588200, 779970923 and 69104327 OCLC 225900260 and 38487763
- 1991 Colladay Award, Quarterly Review of Literature
- Independence Days, Woodley Press (1990) OCLC 23475982
- Robert Gross Award, Woodley Press, Washburn University
Bond's poetry has been published by The Best American Poetry, The Yale Review, The Georgia Review, Raritan, The New Republic, Virginia Quarterly Review, Poetry, The Southern Review, and other journals and anthologies.
Honors
Bond has received numerous honors including the 2009 Kesterson Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching, University of North Texas. He is a past fellow of the NEA (2001–2002), the Texas Commission on the Arts (1998), the UNT Institute for the Advancement of the Arts (2010), Bread Loaf Writers' Conference (1993; assisted Donald Justice), Wesleyan Writers' Conference, Wesleyan University (1996; assisted Henry Taylor), Sewanee Writers' Conference (1994; assisted Anthony Hecht), the MacDowell Foundation (1993), the Yaddo Corporation (1992), Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (1989), and other organizations.
- 1979: Plainspeak Poetry Prize
- 1984 & 1986: Academy of American Poets Prizes
- 1987: Denver Writer's Award — sponsored by the Colorado Federation of the Arts, judged by poet Ray Gonzalez
- 1989: Greensboro Review Literary Award
- 1991: Milton Dorfman Prize — Rome Center
- 1991: Cincinnati Poetry Review Award — sponsored by the University of Cincinnati
- 1994: Billee Murray Denny Award — sponsored by Lincoln College
- 1999 & 2003: River Styx International Poetry Prizes
- 2002: Inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters
- 2011: A William Matthews Poetry Award — sponsored by the Ashville Poetry Review
- 2011: New South Poetry Award
- 2011: The St. Petersburg Review Poetry Award
- 2012: The Knightviille Poetry Award (from The New Guard)
- 1993 to 2011 (each year): 23 Pushcart nominations
References
- ↑ Contemporary Authors, A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields, Volume 190, Detroit: Gale Group (2001) OCLC 659918086
- ↑ Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines, New York: H.W. Wilson Co. ISSN 0006-3053Volume 17: September 1990 — August 1992 (1992)
Volume 23: September 1997 — August 1998 (1998) - ↑ A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers, 2001–2002 edition, New York: Poets & Writers (2001) OCLC 46885596
External links
- Selections from For the Lost Cathedral on Blackbird, an online journal of literature and the arts
- NEA feature: Thelonious Sphere Monk
- An Essay on "Homage to Paul Cézanne"
- Interview and the poem Wake
- Interview with Poetry Santa Cruz
- The poem, Audubon, on Poetry Daily