Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of Phillip Barron's books
Phillip Barron

Phillip Barron’s Followers (12)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
Paige
2,110 books | 123 friends

Liz
Liz
5,343 books | 205 friends

Dave
529 books | 105 friends

Amy She...
780 books | 351 friends

Natasha...
44 books | 229 friends

Andy
137 books | 288 friends

Deborah...
294 books | 3,913 friends

McD Crook
695 books | 68 friends

More friends…

Phillip Barron

Goodreads Author


Born
in The United States
Website

Twitter

Genre

Influences
Roberto Bolaño

Member Since
March 2011


Phillip Barron is a poet and philosopher.

His first book of poetry, What Comes from a Thing, won the 2015 Michael Rubin Book Award and was published by Fourteen Hills Press. Elsewhere, his poems appear in New American Writing, Brooklyn Rail, Fourteen Hills, and Janus Head. He is a member of the Community of Writers.

He has an MFA in creative writing from San Francisco State University and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Connecticut.

Average rating: 3.89 · 9 ratings · 2 reviews · 3 distinct works
What Comes from a Thing

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Outspokin' Cyclist

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Squaw Valley Review 2012

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Short essay in Like the Wind magazine

My favorite sports magazines have always been those written, edited, and published by a community that truly loves their sport. For mountain biking, it was Dirt Rag magazine. As a runner, I subscribe to several, but I always spend the most time, per issue, with Like the Wind. It publishes the most authentic stories from runners who put to words their passion for everything from marathon training t

Read more of this blog post »
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on June 03, 2026 22:23
The Adventures of...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 

Phillip’s Recent Updates

Phillip Barron wrote a new blog post

“On Being” published in Hawaii Pacific Review

Thanks to Tyler McMahon and the good editors at Hawai’i Pacific Review for choosing “On Being” for a turn on their home page. You can read it here and Read more of this blog post »
More of Phillip's books…
28725 2666 Group Read — 55 members — last activity Mar 20, 2019 01:15PM
A group for discussion of Roberto Bolaño's epic novel 2666. The Spring 2010 group read begins January 25 and ends May 3, 2010. Follow along here: htt ...more
No comments have been added yet.