Barbara Hamby Explained

Barbara Hamby (born 1952) is an American poet, fiction writer, editor, and critic.

Life

She was born in New Orleans and raised in Hawaii. Her poems have been printed in numerous publications and her first book of poetry, Delirium (1995), received literary recognition. She lives with her husband and fellow poet David Kirby in Tallahassee, Florida, where she is a writer-in-residence in the Creative Writing Program, and he a professor, both with the English Department at Florida State University.[1]

Awards and honors

Bibliography

Poetry

Collections
Anthologies (edited)
List of poems
width=25%TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collected
Athena ode2016none . Hamby, Barbara . January 25, 2016 . . The New Yorker . 91 . 45 . 42 . 2023-04-04-->.
Ode on luck2022none . Hamby, Barbara . May 30, 2022 . . The New Yorker . 98 . 14 . 38–39 . 2023-04-04-->.

Short fiction

Collections

Critical studies and reviews of Hamby's work

On the Street of Divine Love

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: USA Today Network. Poets speak up to support Refuge House. April 25, 1999. Tallahassee Democrat. March 23, 2022. 9D. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Ryals. Mary Jane. Barbara Hamby weaves a rich, poetic 'Alphabet of Desire'. April 25, 1999. Tallahassee Democrat. March 23, 2022. 2D. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Meredith. Donna. Let's dance. March 8, 2009. Tallahassee Democrat. March 23, 2022. 1D-2D. Newspapers.com.