George Wallace is Writer in Residence at the Walt Whitman Birthplace, first poet laureate of Suffolk County, LI NY, author of 42 books and chapbooks of poetry, published in the US, UK, Italy, Macedonia and India, and a spoken word performer with eight albums of his work released.
A prominent figure on the NYC poetry performance scene, he travels internationally to perform, lead writing workshops, and lecture on literary topics.
A former student of W.D. Snodgrass (BA, Syracuse U) and Marvin Bell (MFA, Pacific U), he teaches writing at Pace University (NYC), and has done research residencies at Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC. In 2024 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from CIESART/Royal Academy of Spain.
He has worked as a Peace Corps volunteer, health care administrator, community organizer, community journalist, active duty medical military officer and local historian. His work is archived at the Special Sections Collection, LI Studies Institute, Hofstra University.
George is editor of Poetrybay.com, co-editor of Great Weather for Media, and editor of Long Island Quarterly and Walt's Corner, a weekly poetry column in The Long Islander, a community newspaper founded by Walt Whitman in 1838. He is editor of the 2022 Blue Light Press Anthology 'FROM THE INSIDE: NYC through the eyes of the poets who live here', and creator of POETS BUILDING BRIDGES: A Triangulation Project, pairing groups of poets worldwide in zoom sessions hosted by the Walt Whitman Birthplace. In 2023 he launched Radiopoet!que, which surveys poetry in popular music across the globe, as well as providing a blog review of radio shows and podcasts in the US that feature poetry.
AUDIO RECORDINGS
2000 NORTHPORT CELEBRATES KEROUAC spoken word, various musical genre, composed and performed by various vocalists inc. Wallace, recorded in-studio with David Amram, multi-instrumental improvisation (Glen Cove NY '02)
SKY IS, spoken word, electronic soundscape songs, vocals performed by Wallace, composed with Wallace lyrics, recorded in-studio with electronic composer Tony Lamb/The Moontones (Cornwall UK, '07)
SAPPHO'S LITTLE BOAT psychedelic pop songs, vocalists Annamaria Mitsokou, Maria Aristopoulou, composed with Wallace lyrics, recorded in-studio by Philip Dragoumis/ Omonia Circus (Athens Greece '23)
BLOWING THROUGH SECAUCUS spoken word, jazz and contemporary roc, composed with Wallace lyrics, performed by various vocalists, written and composed by Kevin Twigg (Glen Cove NY '22)
RESURRECTION SONG spoken word jazz and contemporary rock, composed with Wallace lyrics, written and recorded by various NYC musicians (NYC '23)
GEORGE WALLACE LIVE, spoken word, live performances by Wallace, composed with Wallace lyrics, recorded with live, improvised accompaniment, locations various ('24)
PLAINS OF PO vocale scrittura/ electronic soundscape, songs, composed with Wallace lyrics, recorded in studio and composed by Ana Spasic and Francsco Paolo Paladino (Donemus Records, Netherlands ('24)
PERFORMANCES AND APPEARANCES: About: Contemporary poetry by George Wallace and Tassos Denegris, Skiathos Writers Retreat, Bageion/Athens (GR); Centro Studii Archivio Occidentali, University of Parma, Castle Brunneberg, Ogradek Books (IT); International Festival of Poetry Ditet e Naimit/Tetova, Cultural Information Center/Skopje (MK), Orpheus Festival/Plovdiv (BG), Pogradec Town Hall (AB); Festival d'Avignon, Le Cave Cafe (FR); Turrialba Poetry Festival (CR), Medellin Poetry Festival (CO); Ledbury Festival/Ledbury, Words By Water/Keswick, Dylan Thomas Centre/Swansea, Robert Burns Centre/Dumfries, Hoadfest/Ulverston, Maddy Prior Stone Barn/Bewcastle, Brantwood/Coniston (GB); Howlfest, Insomniacathon, Dada Maintenant, Bitter End/Charles Bukowski Celebration; Lyric Recovery/Carnegie Hall, What Saves Us/Lincoln Center, Bilingual Poetry/Tompkins Sq Library (NYC); Moby Dick Marathon/Sag Harbor, Pollock-Krasner House/Springs, Bradstock/West Sayville, da levy Festival/Cleveland, Festival Ecstatique/Northampton, William Carlos Williams Center/Rutherford, Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Festival, Woody Guthrie Festival/Okemah, Beat Museum/SF, Gordon Parks Museum/Fort Scott, Mabel Dodge Luhan House/Taos, Teatro Paraguas/Santa Fe, Church of Beethoven/Albuquerque, Sapphofest/Washington, Poetry Throwdown/KC, Beat Poetry Festival/Middletown, Song Of Myself Marathon/Brooklyn, Gemini Ink Writers/San Antonio; Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts/Santa Cruz, Beat Museum/SF, Beyond Baroque/LA, Dongguk University/LA, Corners of the Mouth/SLO, Rubber Chicken Poetry Slam/Monterey, John Steinbeck Festival/Salinas (US).
