by George J. Dance
George Albon (born 1954) is an American poet.[1]
George Albon. Courtesy The Disinhibitor.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Albon was born in Du Quoin, Illinois, and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
He earned a B.A. in film theory from Southern Illinois University.[1]
Career[]
Albon's 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).[1]
He has lived for more than 20 years in San Francisco.[2]
Recognition[]
Albon's essay “The Paradise of Meaning” was the George Oppen Memorial Lecture for 2002.[2]
His 2003 collection Brief Capital Disturbances was named Book of the Year by the Small Press Traffic literary foundation.[1]
He was awarded the PIP - Gertrude Stein Award for Innovative Poetry, 2005-2006.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Possible Floor. San Francisco: e.g. press, 1990.
- King. Buffalo, NY: Meow Press, 1994.
- Empire Life. Los Angeles: Littoral Books, 1998.
- Transit Rock. Sausalito, CA: Duration Press, 1999.
- Thousands Count Out Loud. San Francisco: Lyric & Press, 2000.
- Reading Pole. Los Angeles: Seeing Eye Books, 2000.
- Brief Capital of Disturbances. Richmond, CA: Omnidawn, 2003.
- Step. Sausalito, CA: Post-Apollo Press, 2006.
- Momentary Songs: they that are delivered from the noise of the archers. San Francisco, CA : Krupskaya, 2008.
- Ryman Room. San Francisco: Albion Books, 2011.
- A Small Sill. San Francisco: Sardines Books, 2012.
- Fire Break. Callicoon, NY: Nightboat Books, 2013.
- Aspiration. Richmond, CA: Omnidawn, 2013.
Excerpt from "Fire Break" by George Albon
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat..[3]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 George Albon b. 1954, Poetry Foundation, Web, Feb. 19, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 George Albon, The PIP (Project for Innovative Poetry) Blog, June 14, 2010, Blogspot, Web, Feb. 19, 2012.
- ↑ Search results = au:George Albon, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Aug. 22, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- George Albion profile & poem ("I Had") at the PIP (Project for Innovative Poetry) Blog
The PIP Blog.
- Audio / video
- Books
- George Albon at Amazon.co.uk
- About
- An Interview with George Albon at Rain Taxi, 2016
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