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Mark Bibbins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Hunter College (BA); The New School (MFA) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Notable works | Sky Lounge; 13th Balloon |
| Notable awards | Lambda Literary Award; Thom Gunn Award |
Mark Bibbins (born 1968) is an American poet. His poetry collections include Sky Lounge (2003), which won a Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, and 13th Balloon (2020), which won the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry.[1][2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Bibbins was born in Albany, New York, in 1968. He received a B.A. from Hunter College and an M.F.A. from The New School.[1]
He teaches in the graduate writing programs at Columbia University and The New School, where he co-founded LIT, the journal of The New School Creative Writing Program, and in New York University's Writers in Florence program.[1][4]
Bibbins's first collection, Sky Lounge, was published by Graywolf Press in 2003.[5] It won the Gay Men's Poetry category at the 16th Annual Lambda Literary Awards.[2]
His second collection, The Dance of No Hard Feelings, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2009.[1] Copper Canyon also published his third collection, They Don't Kill You Because They're Hungry, They Kill You Because They're Full, in 2014.[1] Publishers Weekly reviewed the book in 2014 and later included it on its Best Books of 2014 poetry list.[6][7]
Bibbins's fourth collection, 13th Balloon, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2020.[8] The book is a book-length poem and elegy connected to the AIDS crisis and the death of Mark Crast.[9][10] The Publishing Triangle awarded it the 2021 Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- Sky Lounge. Graywolf Press, 2003. ISBN 9781555973803.[5]
- The Dance of No Hard Feelings. Copper Canyon Press, 2009. ISBN 9781556592928.[11]
- They Don't Kill You Because They're Hungry, They Kill You Because They're Full. Copper Canyon Press, 2014. ISBN 9781556594588.[12]
- 13th Balloon. Copper Canyon Press, 2020. ISBN 9781556595776.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Mark Bibbins". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- 1 2 "16th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- 1 2 "Here Are the Winners of the 2021 Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Mark Bibbins". The New School. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- 1 2 "Sky Lounge". Graywolf Press. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ "They Don't Kill You Because They're Hungry, They Kill You Because They're Full by Mark Bibbins". Publishers Weekly. February 3, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Best Books of 2014: Poetry". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- 1 2 "13th Balloon by Mark Bibbins". Copper Canyon Press. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ "13th Balloon". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ Johnson, L. A. (January 1, 2021). "'Between All of Us Living and All of Us Dead': On Mark Bibbins's '13th Balloon'". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ "The Dance of No Hard Feelings by Mark Bibbins". Copper Canyon Press. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ "They Don't Kill You Because They're Hungry, They Kill You Because They're Full by Mark Bibbins". Copper Canyon Press. Retrieved May 5, 2026.