Printable view of Ralph Burns

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Fair Lawn, NJ

New Jersey US

Email:

rmburns@ualr.edu

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.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Born in:

Norman, OK

Oklahoma

Raised in:

Tulsa, OK

Oklahoma

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

Education:

University of Montana, Missoula

Writers Retreats:

Indiana University Writers’ Conference

Identifies as:

White

Prefers to work with:

Any