Brian Teare

Brian Teare (born 1974) is an American poet.

Life
Teare was born in Athens, Georgia, and grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and creative writing at the University of Alabama, and an M.F.A. in creative writing in 2000 from the University of Indiana.

Recognition
His first book of poetry, The Room Where I Was Born (2003), won the Brittingham Prize and the 2004 Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry.

Publications

 * The Room Where I Was Born. University of Wisconsin Press, 2003
 * Sight Map University of California Press, 2009.
 * Pleasure. Ahsahta Press, 2010.

Chapbooks

 * Pilgrim
 * Transcendental Grammar Crown.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the Academy of American Poets.