Brian Teare

Poet

Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania US

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Joyful Noise: An Anthology of American Spiritual Poetry (Autumn House Press, 2007)
,
Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century (Sarabande Books, 2006)
Books:
Pleasure (Ahsahta Press, 2010)
,
Sight Map (University of California Press, 2009)
,
The Room Where I Was Born (University of Wisconsin Press, 2003)
Chapbooks:
[ up arrow ] (Pavement Saw Press, 2010)
,
Transcendental Grammar Crown (Woodland Editions, 2006)
,
Pilgrim (PalOMine Press, 2004)
Prizes won: 

Wallace E. Stegner, National Endowment for the Arts, MacDowell Colony, American Antiquarian Society and Headlands Center for the Arts Fellowships for poetry.

_The Room Where I Was Born_ was awarded the Brittingham Prize and the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry. _Pleasure_ won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry and was a finalist for the PEN/West Award.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Born in: 
Athens
Raised in: 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Alabama
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Last update: May 04, 2012