Charles Harper Webb. Courtesy PoemHunter.
Charles Harper Webb (born 1952) is an American poet and academic.[1]
Life[]
Webb was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Houston, Texas.
He earned a B.A. in English from Rice University, and an M.A. in English from the University of Washington,[2] followed by an M.F.A. in Professional Writing and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern California.
His poems have appeared in literary magazines and journals including American Poetry Review, Paris Review, and Ploughshares.[3][4][5]
He lives in Long Beach, California, and teaches at California State University, Long Beach, where he has received a Distinguished Faculty Scholarly and Creative Achievement Award and the Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award.[6][7]
Recognition[]
His literary honors include a Whiting Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship,[8] The Kate Tufts Discovery Award, a Pushcart Prize and inclusion in The Best American Poetry 2006.[9]
Awards[]
- 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship[10]
- 1999 Felix Pollack Prize, for Liver
- 1998 Whiting Writer's Award[11]
- 1998 Kate Tufts Discovery Award, for Reading the Water
- 1997 Morse Poetry Prize, for Reading the Water
- Academy of American Poets Prize
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Zinjanthropus Disease. Querencia Press, 1978.[12]
- Everyday Outrages. Los Angeles: Red Wind Books, 1989.
- Poetry That Heals. Los Angeles: Red Wind Books, 1991.
- A Weeb for All Seasons. Los Angeles: Applezaba Press, 1992. ISBN 978-0-930090-58-6
- Reading the Water. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1997. ISBN 978-1-55553-325-0
- Dr. Invisible and Mr. Hide. Long Beach, CA: Pearl Editions, 1998.
- Liver. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1999. ISBN 978-0-299-16574-1
- Tulip Farms and Leper Colonies: Poems. Rochester, NY: BOA Editions, 2001. ISBN 978-1-929918-15-7
- Worm: Prose poems. Maryville, MO: GreenTower Press, 2003.
- Greatest Hits, 1978-2003. Columbus, OH: Pudding House, 2004.
- Hot Popsicles. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-299-20994-0
- Shadow Ball: New and seleced poems. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009.
- Amplified Dog: Poems. Los Angeles: Red Hen Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-59709-022-3
- What Things Are Made Of: Poems. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013.
- Brain Camp. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2015.
Edited[]
- Stand-Up Poetry: The poetry of Los Angeles and beyond (edited with Suzanne Lummis). Los Angeles: Red Wind Books, 1990.
- Stand-Up Poetry: The anthology. Long Beach, CA: California State University Press, 1994.
- Stand-Up Poetry: An expanded anthology. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 2002.
Charles Harper Webb - "Luvina" Reading
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[13]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ "The New World Book of Webbs" by Charles Harper Webb, Library of Congress. Web, Apr. 16, 2015.
- ↑ "''PoetryNet'' > Poet of the Month > November 2001 > Charles Harper Webb". Poetrynet.org. http://poetrynet.org/month/archive/webb/intro.html. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ↑ "''The American Poetry Review'' > November/December 2003 > Vol. 32, No. 6 Online Edition". Aprweb.org. http://www.aprweb.org/issue/novemberdecember-2003. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ↑ "''Ploughshares'' > Authors > Charles Harper Webb". Pshares.org. http://www.pshares.org/authors/author-detail.cfm?intAuthorID=1616. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ↑ "''Paris Review'' > No. 168, Winter 2003". Parisreview.com. http://www.parisreview.com/viewissue.php/prmIID/168. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ↑ "''Poets & Writers'' > Directory of Writers > Charles Harper Webb". Pw.org. June 9, 2011. http://www.pw.org/content/charles_harper_webb_1. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ↑ "''Poem of the Week'' > Charles Harper Webb Bio". Poemoftheweek.org. http://www.poemoftheweek.org/id101.html. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ↑ "California State University > ''Newsline'' Archives > May 7, 2001 > ''CSULB English Professor Charles Harper Webb Receives Prestigious 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship''". Calstate.edu. http://www.calstate.edu/Newsline/Archive/00-01/010507-LB.shtml. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ↑ "''The Best American Poetry 2006'' Table of Contents". Bestamericanpoetry.com. http://www.bestamericanpoetry.com/archive/?id=20. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows". Gf.org. http://www.gf.org/fellows/15453-charles-harper-webb. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ↑ Whiting Foundation > Past Recipients of the Whiting Writers AwardsTemplate:Dead link
- ↑ Zinjanthropus Disease, Open Library. Web, Jan. 12, 2012}}
- ↑ Search results = au:Charles Harper Webb, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Apr. 16, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Silent Letters". Cortland Review. November 1998. http://www.cortlandreview.com/issuefive/webb5.htm.
- "What We Believe". Jacket 10. October 1999. http://jacketmagazine.com/10/webb-c-h.html.
- "Funktionslust". Virginia Quarterly Review: 512–513. Summer 1999. http://www.vqronline.org/articles/1999/summer/webb-funktionslust/.
- "The New World Book of Webbs" at the Library of Congress
- Charles Harper Webb at the Poetry Foundation
- Charles Harper Webb at Poetry 180: "Blind," "The Death of Santa Claus"
- Charles Harper Webb at Poem of the Week (2 poems)
- Charles Harper Webb at PoemHunter (13 poems)
- Prose
- Essay: "The Pleasure Of Their Company: Voice and poetry," Cortland Review, Spring 2006
- Audio / video
- Books
- Charles Harper Webb at Amazon.com
- About
- Charles Harper Webb at Poets & Writers
- Charles Harper Webb: November 2001 Poet of the Month at Poetry Net
- Interview: Poem of the Week > Oct. 12, 2007 > An Interview with Charles Harper Webb by Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum
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