George Albon

'''George Albon (born 1954) is an American poet.

Life
Albon was born in Du Quoin, Illinois, and grew up in St. Louis. He earned a B.A. in film theory from Southern Illinois University.

His poetry has been anthologized in The Gertrude Stein Awards in Innovative Poetry (2005, edited by Douglas Messerli); Bay Poetics (2006, edited by Stephanie Young); and Blood and Tears: Poems for Matthew Shepard (1999, edited by Scott Gibson).

He lives in San Francisco.

Recognition
His 2003 collection Brief Capital Disturbances was named Book of the Year by the Small Press Traffic literary foundation.

Publications

 * Empire Life. 1998.
 * Brief Capital of Disturbances. 2003.
 * Step. 2005.
 * Momentary Songs.2008.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the Poetry Foundation.