Gibbons Ruark

Poet

Raleigh, NC

North Carolina US

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Author's Bio

Nine collections of poems;readings in half of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland; 40-year teaching career, now retired in birthplace of Raleigh, North Carolina

Publications & Prizes

Books:

The Road To Ballyvaughan (Jacar Press, 2015)

Staying Blue (Lost Hills Books, 2008)

Passing Through Customs: New and Selected Poems (Louisiana State University Press, 1999)

Rescue the Perishing (Louisiana State University Press, 1991)

Keeping Company (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983)

Reeds (Texas Tech University Press, 1978)

A Program for Survival (University of Virginia Press, 1971)

Journals:

New Republic

Poetry Chicago

Shenandoah

The New Yorker

Prizes won:

3 NEA Fellowships, Saxifrage Prize for Keeping Company, Pushcart Prize, Residencies at Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Irish American

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Raleigh

Raised in:

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Last update: Jul 29, 2016