Bart Baxter Explained

Bart Baxter is an American poet living in London, UK.^[1] He has been published in ERGO! (a paperback anthology of work by Bumbershoot writers^[2]), Seattle Review, Red Cedar Review, The Ohio Poetry Review and Raven Chronicles.^[3] The Washington Poets Association created the Bart Baxter Award in 1998 which "recognizes poetry on the stage, not just on the page."^[4] Baxter was on the board of Red Sky Poetry Theatre for three years from 1989 to 1991.

Books

• A Man, Ostensibly, Egress Studio Press, 2004
• The Man with St. Vitus' Dance, Floating Bridge Press, Seattle, 2000 (includes CD with QuickTime video of Bart performing title poem)
• Sonnets from the Mare Imbrium, Floating Bridge Press, Seattle, 1999
• Peace for the Arsonist, Bacchae Press, Bristolville, Ohio, 1995
• Driving Wrong, Poetry Around Press, Seattle, 1992.

Awards

• 1994 Hart Crane Award (Kent State University)
• 1994 MTV Poetry Grand Slam^[5]
• 1995 Charles Proctor Award (Washington State)
• 1996 Carlin Aden Award
• 1997 William Stafford Award
• 1998 Seattle Poetry Grand Slam

External links

• on Bart baxter
• his awards.

Notes and References

1. http://www.poetswest.com/directory.htm#B "Poets West"
2. News: Bumbershoot And Books: A Wider Page . September 3, 1992 . February 25, 2014 . Seattle Times . Donn . Fry .
3. Web site: Raven Chronicles . Does Poetry Matter? . 14 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615102727/http://www.ravenchronicles.org/raven/rvback/issues/0497/forum/Baxter.html . 15 June 2011 .
4. Web site: Washington Poets Association. About the WPA Poetry Contests. 14 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725001456/http://www.washingtonpoets.org/wpa_contest_description.php. 25 July 2011. dead.
5. https://archive.today/20150422034917/http://www.westernfrontonline.net/features/article_239377a3-d921-5ec1-9688-0fc3b6de3a7c.html "In The Spotlight"