Arts & Sciences

by Albert Goldbarth

Poems deal with evolution, animals, history, genius, learning, artists, poets, war, and travel

Genres: Poetry

107 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Albert Goldbarth is an American poet born January 31, 1948 in Chicago. He is known for his prolific production, his gregarious tone, his eclectic interests and his distinctive 'talky' style. He has been a Guggenheim fellow and won the National Book Critics Circle award in 1991 and 2001, the only poet to receive the honor two times. He also won the Mark Twain Award for Humorous Poetry, awarded by the Poetry Foundation, in 2008.

Goldbarth received his BA from the University of Illinois in 1969 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1971. He is currently distinguished professor of Humanities at Wichita State University, and he teaches in the Low-Residency MFA program in Creative Writing at Converse College.

Reviews

[Brent Pickett · Rating 2 out of 5]

These are more in the prose-poem genre. Most of the poems were interesting but few if any are memorable or standout.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I keep coming back to this book. It includes a great example of how to make a long poem work ("Hunt").

[Mills College Library]

811.54 G6183a 1986