George Starbuck (1931-1996) won the Yale Series of Younger Poets prize for his first book of poems, Bone Thoughts, in 1960 and the Lenore Marshall poetry prize for The Argot Merchant Disaster in 1982. In addition to penning six other books, Starbuck was also widely known for 25 years as a teacher of poetry and director of writing programs at the University of Iowa and Boston University. He was the distinguished chair in poetry at The University of Alabama before his death in 1996 due to Parkinson's disease. Kathryn Starbuck is the author's widow and former editor of the Milford (NH) Cabinet. Elizabeth Meese is Professor of English at The University of Alabama and author of (Sem)Erories.
"As a poetic prankster, Starbuck is sui generis. He's not just fooling around for the heck of it. His higher purpose is revolutionary."—Publishers Weekly
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