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Charles Harper Webb is an American poet, professor, psychotherapist and former singer and guitarist. His most recent poetry collection is Shadow Ball (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009). His honors include a Whiting Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship,[1] The Kate Tufts Discovery Award, a Pushcart Prize and inclusion in The Best American Poetry 2006.[2] His poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including American Poetry Review, Paris Review, and Ploughshares.[3][4][5] Webb was born in Philadelphia, and grew up in Houston. He earned his B.A. in English from Rice University, and an M.A. in English from the University of Washington,[6] and an M.F.A. in Professional Writing and his PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern California. He teaches at California State University, Long Beach, where he received a Distinguished Faculty Scholarly and Creative Achievement Award and the Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, and he lives in Long Beach, California.[7][8]

Honors and awards

Published works

Full-Length Poetry Collections

  • Brain Camp. University of Pittsburgh Press. 2015. ISBN 978-0-82296-338-7.
  • What Things Are Made Of. University of Pittsburgh Press. 2013. ISBN 978-0-82296-229-8.
  • Shadow Ball. University of Pittsburgh Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-82296-042-3.
  • Amplified Dog. Red Hen Press. 2006. ISBN 978-1-59709-022-3.
  • Hot Popsicles. University of Wisconsin Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-299-20994-0.
  • Tulip farms and leper colonies: poems. BOA Editions, Ltd. 2001. ISBN 978-1-929918-15-7.
  • Liver. University of Wisconsin Press. September 14, 1999. ISBN 978-0-299-16574-1.
  • Reading the Water. Northeastern University Press. 1997. ISBN 978-1-55553-325-0.
  • A Weeb for All Seasons. Applezaba Press. 1992. ISBN 978-0-930090-58-6.
  • Poetry That Heals (Red Wind Books, 1991)
  • Everyday Outrages (Red Wind Books, 1989)[11]
  • Zinjanthropus Disease (Querencia Press, 1978)[12]

Anthologies Edited

  • Stand-Up Poetry: An Expanded Anthology (University of Iowa Press, 2002)
  • Stand-Up Poetry: The Anthology (California State University Press, 1994)
  • Stand-Up Poetry: The Poetry of Los Angeles and Beyond (Red Wind Books, 1990)[11]

References

  1. ^ "California State University > ''Newsline'' Archives > May 7, 2001 > ''CSULB English Professor Charles Harper Webb Receives Prestigious 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship''". Calstate.edu. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "''The Best American Poetry 2006'' Table of Contents". Bestamericanpoetry.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "''The American Poetry Review'' > November/December 2003 > Vol. 32, No. 6 Online Edition". Aprweb.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "''Ploughshares'' > Authors > Charles Harper Webb". Pshares.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  5. ^ "''Paris Review'' > No. 168, Winter 2003". Parisreview.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  6. ^ "''PoetryNet'' > Poet of the Month > November 2001 > Charles Harper Webb". Poetrynet.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "''Poets & Writers'' > Directory of Writers > Charles Harper Webb". Pw.org. June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  8. ^ "''Poem of the Week'' > Charles Harper Webb Bio". Poemoftheweek.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  9. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows". Gf.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  10. ^ http://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/charles-harper-webb
  11. ^ a b "Library of Congress Online Catalog > Charles Harper Webb". Catalog.loc.gov. October 15, 2000. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  12. ^ Webb, Charles. "> Catalog > ''Zinjanthropus Disease''". Open Library. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

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