Ralph Burns

Poet

Fair Lawn, NJ
New Jersey US
Email: 
rmburns@ualr.edu

Author's Bio

I edited CRAZYHORSE from 1985-2000, and taught and co-directed creative writing at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock for twenty-five years. I have published seven books of poetry, and I live in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.

Education: 
University of Montana, Missoula MFA
Writers Retreats: 
Indiana University Writers’ Conference

Publications & Prizes

Books:
but not yet (Lynx House Press, 2016)
,
Ghost Notes (Oberlin College Press, 2001)
,
Swamp Candles (University of Iowa Press, 1996)
,
Mozart's Starling (Ohio Review Books, 1990)
,
Any Given Day (University of Alabama Press, 1985)
,
Us (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 1983)
Chapbook:
Windy Tuesday Nights (Milkweed Editions, 1984)
Journals:
Atlantic Monthly
,
The Common
,
Field
,
Georgia Review
,
Image Journal
,
Poetry
,
Southern Review
Prizes won: 

Blue Lynx Poetry Award

FIELD Poetry Prize

Iowa Poetry Award

Mountains of Minnesota Chapbook Award

Great Lakes Poetry Award for the Best First Book in Poetry

Two National Endowments Fellowship Awards in Poetry

Porter Prize

Arkansas Arts Fellowship

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Born in: 
Norman, OK
Oklahoma
Raised in: 
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma
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Last update: Jan 24, 2024