Awards & Winners

Albert Goldbarth

Date of Birth 31-January-1948
Place of Birth Chicago
(Illinois, United States of America, Chicago metropolitan area, Area code 872)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Poet
Albert Goldbarth is an American poet born January 31, 1948 in Chicago. He is known for his prolific production, his gregarious tone, his eclectic interests and his distinctive 'talky' style. He has been a Guggenheim fellow and won the National Book Critics Circle award in 1991 and 2001, the only poet to receive the honor two times. He also won the Mark Twain Award for Humorous Poetry, awarded by the Poetry Foundation, in 2008. Goldbarth received his BA from the University of Illinois in 1969 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1971. He is currently distinguished professor of Humanities at Wichita State University, and he teaches in the Low-Residency MFA program in Creative Writing at Converse College.

Awards by Albert Goldbarth

Check all the awards nominated and won by Albert Goldbarth.

2001


National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
Honored for : Saving Lives

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry Saving Lives

1991


National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
Honored for : Heaven and earth

1975


Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Poetry Jan. 31