James Brock

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name = James Brock

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birth_date = December 2 1958James Brock is an American poet, born in Boise, Idaho. [ [http://www.wordtechweb.com/brock.html WordTech Editions: Connecting People and the World Through Poetry ] ] He is best known for his eclectic poetry, ranging from New York School inspired experiments to formal verse and narrative poems. He received his M.F.A. and Ph. D. from Indiana University, and he currently is the Coordinator of the Graduate Program in English at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has also worked as a grocery produce clerk, roofer at a trailer factory, a bear field researcher, and a librarian.

Honors

National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship

American Academy of Poets Prize

Alex Haley Foundation Fellowship
Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship
Idaho Commission for the Arts Fellowship

Books

"Gods & Money"
"Pictures That Got Small"
"Nearly Florida"
"The Sunshine Mine Disaster"

Anthologies

"Idaho +: Contemporary Poetry from the American West"
"Idaho's Poetry: A Centennial Anthology"
"Snakebird: Thirty Years of Anhinga Poetry"
"Saints of Hysteria"

References

External links

* [http://picturesthatgotsmall.blogspot.com James Brock's Blog]
* [http://www.anhinga.org Anhinga Press]
* [http://www.wordtechcommunications.com WordTech Communications]
* [http://itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/jbrock James Brock Web Site]