James Galvin

James Galvin has published seven books of poems, most recently As Is (Copper Canyon Press, 2009). His new and collected poems, Resurrection Update (Copper Canyon Press, 1997), was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award, the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, and the Poet's Prize. His second book was a National Poetry Series winner.

He is also the author of the critically-acclaimed book of prose, The Meadow (Henry Holt, 1992), and a novel, Fencing the Sky (Henry Holt, 1999). His honors include a Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Foundation Award, a Lannan Literary Award, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, The Ingram Merrill Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Prize anthology mentions

Best American Poetry 2015

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