John Gery

Publications and Prizes

Books:

Davenport's Version (Portals Press, 2003), American Ghost (Cross-Cultural Communications, 1999), The Enemies of Leisure (Story Line Press, 1995), The Burning of New Orleans (Amelia Press, 1988)

Chapbooks:

Three Poems (Lestat Press, 1989)

Journals:

Gulf Coast, Iowa Review, Kenyon Review, Louisiana Literature, New Orleans Review, Paris Review, Prairie Schooner, Sparrow, West Branch

Prizes:

NEA Creative Writing Fellowship, 1992-93 Best Book of 1995 (Poetry), Publishers Weekly European Award of Circle Franz Kafka, Prague, 2000 Artist Fellowship, Louisiana Division of the Arts, 2002 Poet in Residence, Bucknell University, June 2001, July 2003, July 2006 Visiting Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota, 2006 Fulbright Fellowship (Serbia), 2007

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Listing last updated: June 22, 2011

More Information

Listed as:

Poet

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Adults

Born in:

Reading, PA

Raised in:

Lititz, PA