Tim Seibles
Tim Seibles (born 1955) is an American poet and professor. He is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently, Buffalo Head Solos (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2004). His honors include an Open Voice Award and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center.[1]
His poems have been published in literary journals and magazines including Callaloo, The Kenyon Review, Indiana Review, Ploughshares, Electronic Poetry Review,[2] Rattle, and in anthologies including Verse & Universe: Poems About Science and Mathematics (Milkweed Editions, 1998) and New American Poets in the 90’s (David R. Godine, 1991).
Seibles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and earned his B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 1977. He remained in Dallas after graduating and taught high school English for ten years. He received his M.F.A. from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 1990. He is a professor of English and creative writing at Old Dominion University, as well as teaching in the Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing and teaching workshops for Cave Canem. He lives in Norfolk, Virginia.[3][4][5]
[edit] Published works
Full-Length Poetry Collections
- Buffalo Head Solos (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2004)
- Hammerlock (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 1999)
- Hurdy-Gurdy (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 1992)
- Body Moves (Corona Press, 1988)
Chapbooks
- Kerosene (Ampersand Press, 1995)
[edit] References
- ^ Smith College Poetry Center > Tim Seibles Biography
- ^ Electronic Poetry Review Tim Seibles Contributions
- ^ USM > Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing Faculty > Tim Seibles Bio
- ^ Ploughshares > Authors & Articles > Spring 1995 > Tim Seibles, Contributor Spotlight by Don Lee
- ^ Cave Canem > Summer Workshop Faculty
[edit] External links
- Video: Tim Seibles reading his poetry at the 18th Annual Literary Festival at Old Dominion University October 1995
- Poet Profile: Ploughshares > Authors & Articles > Spring 1995 > Tim Seibles, Contributor Spotlight by Don Lee
- Interview: Poem of the Week > An Interview with Tim Seibles > by Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum
- Review: Bookslut February 2005 > Review by Joey Rubin of Buffalo Head Solos by Tim Seibles
- Audio: NPR > June 12, 2009 > 2003 Sunken Garden Poetry Festival > Tim Seibles Reads Fearless
- Author Page: CSU Poetry Center > Tim Seibles > Buffalo Head Solos
