Sidney Burris

Sidney Johnson Burris is a prolific writer of essays, criticism, and poetry. His poetry is as influenced by his classical studies in Latin, Greek, andSanskrit as it is the images of his Southern boyhood. A significant portion of Burris's critical work has been devoted to the study of Irish poet Seamus Heaney.

Prize anthology mentions

Pushcart (CNF) 2009*

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