Charles Harper Webb

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Charles Harper Webb
Born
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationPoet
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
University of Washington
Rice University
Academic work
Sub-disciplineCalifornia State University, Long Beach

Charles Harper Webb is an American poet, professor, psychotherapist and former singer and guitarist. His most recent poetry collection is Shadow Ball (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009). His honors include a Whiting Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship,[1] The Kate Tufts Discovery Award, a Pushcart Prize and inclusion in The Best American Poetry 2006.[2] His poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including American Poetry Review, Paris Review, and Ploughshares.[3][4][5] Webb was born in Philadelphia in 1938, and grew up in Houston. He earned his B.A. in English from Rice University, and an M.A. in English from the University of Washington,[6] and an M.F.A. in Professional Writing and his PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern California. He teaches at California State University, Long Beach, where he received a Distinguished Faculty Scholarly and Creative Achievement Award and the Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, and he lives in Long Beach, California.[7][8]

Honors and awards[edit]

Published works[edit]

Full-Length Poetry Collections

  • Brain Camp. University of Pittsburgh Press. 2015. ISBN 978-0-82296-338-7.
  • What Things Are Made Of. University of Pittsburgh Press. 2013. ISBN 978-0-82296-229-8.
  • Shadow Ball. University of Pittsburgh Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-82296-042-3.
  • Amplified Dog. Red Hen Press. 2006. ISBN 978-1-59709-022-3.
  • Hot Popsicles. University of Wisconsin Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-299-20994-0.
  • Tulip farms and leper colonies: poems. BOA Editions, Ltd. 2001. ISBN 978-1-929918-15-7.
  • Liver. University of Wisconsin Press. September 14, 1999. ISBN 978-0-299-16574-1.
  • Reading the Water. Northeastern University Press. 1997. ISBN 978-1-55553-325-0.
  • A Webb for All Seasons. Applezaba Press. 1992. ISBN 978-0-930090-58-6.
  • Poetry That Heals (Red Wind Books, 1991)
  • Everyday Outrages (Red Wind Books, 1989)[11]
  • Zinjanthropus Disease (Querencia Press, 1978)[12]

Anthologies Edited

  • Stand-Up Poetry: An Expanded Anthology (University of Iowa Press, 2002)
  • Stand-Up Poetry: The Anthology (California State University Press, 1994)
  • Stand-Up Poetry: The Poetry of Los Angeles and Beyond (Red Wind Books, 1990)[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "California State University > Newsline Archives > May 7, 2001,> CSULB English Professor Charles Harper Webb Receives Prestigious 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship". Calstate.edu. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Best American Poetry 2006 Table of Contents". Bestamericanpoetry.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "The American Poetry Review > November/December 2003 > Vol. 32, No. 6 Online Edition". Aprweb.org. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Ploughshares > Authors > Charles Harper Webb". Pshares.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  5. ^ "Paris Review > No. 168, Winter 2003". Parisreview.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  6. ^ "PoetryNet > Poet of the Month > November 2001 > Charles Harper Webb". Poetrynet.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "Poets & Writers > Directory of Writers > Charles Harper Webb". Pw.org. June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  8. ^ "Poem of the Week > Charles Harper Webb Bio". Poemoftheweek.org. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  9. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows". Gf.org. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  10. ^ "Charles Harper Webb".
  11. ^ a b "Library of Congress Online Catalog > Charles Harper Webb". Catalog.loc.gov. October 15, 2000. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  12. ^ Webb, Charles (1978). > Catalog > Zinjanthropus Disease. Open Library. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

External links[edit]

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