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Blas Falconer is an American poet, editor, and professor.
Works
[edit]Blas Falconer is the author of four full-length poetry collections: A Question of Gravity and Light (University of Arizona Press, 2007); The Foundling Wheel (Four Way Books, 2012); Forgive the Body This Failure (Four Way Books, 2018); and Rara Avis (Four Way Books, 2024), which won the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry.[1] His poems have appeared in literary journals, including The Adroit Journal[2], Alaska Quarterly Review[3], Green Mountains Review[4], The Harvard Review[5], The New York Times[6], Poetry[7], and Terrain.org[8].
Along with poets Beth Martinelli and Helena Mesa, Falconer co-edited Mentor & Muse: Essays from Poets to Poets (Southern Illinois University Press, 2010)[9]. With writer Lorraine M. López, Falconer co-edited The Other Latin@: Writing Against a Singular Identity (University of Arizona Press, 2011)[10].
Falconer is Editor in Chief of Poetry International Online[11]. Previously, he served as the poetry editor for both Zone 3 Press and Zone 3 [12][13].
Biography
[edit]Raised in the suburbs of Washington D.C., Falconer spent most summers in Salinas, Puerto Rico, with his maternal grandmother.[14] Falconer is a Professor of Poetry in the MFA program at San Diego State University.[15]
Education
[edit]Falconer holds a B.A. from George Mason University,[16] an M.F.A. from the University of Maryland, and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Houston.[17]
Awards
[edit]- 2009: Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award from Poets & Writers[18]
- 2011: National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship[19]
- 2025: Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry for Rara Avis[20]
Bibliography
[edit]Poetry Collections
[edit]- The Perfect Hour (Pleasure Boat Studio: A Literary Press, 2006). ISBN 1929355319.
- A Question of Gravity and Light (University of Arizona Press, 2007). ISBN 0816526222.
- The Foundling Wheel (Four Way Books, 2012). ISBN 188480098X.
- Forgive the Body This Failure (Four Way Books, 2018). ISBN 1945588179.
- Rara Avis (Four Way Books, 2024). ISBN 1961897024.
Edited Essay Collections
[edit]- Mentor and Muse: Essays from Poets to Poets (Southern Illinois University Press, 2010), co-edited with Beth Martinelli and Helena Mesa. ISBN 0809329891.
- The Other Latin@: Writing Against a Singular Identity (University of Arizona Press, 2011), co-edited with Lorraine M. López. ISBN 0816528675.
References
[edit]- ^ [email protected] (April 18, 2025). "37th Annual Publishing Triangle Award Winners Announced". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Issue Forty-Five: Blas Falconer - The Adroit Journal". April 11, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Blas Falconer — AQR Vol. 34, Number 3 and 4, Winter/Spring 2018". Alaska Quarterly Review. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ Falconer, Blas. "Blas Falconer, Author at Green Mountains Review". Green Mountains Review. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Blas Falconer Archives". Harvard Review. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ Falconer, Blas (December 14, 2018). "Poem: A man and a woman touched". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Orphan". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ Terrain.org (May 1, 2015). "Two Poems by Blas Falconer". Terrain.org. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Mentor and Muse". Southern Illinois University Press. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Other Latin@". UAPress. July 12, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Blas Falconer - POETRY INTERNATIONAL". poetryinternationalonline.com. June 2, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Blas Falconer, award-winning poet, to read Oct. 24 - -". Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Blas Falconer". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ Stories, Local (August 26, 2024). "Meet Blas Falconer | Poet, Editor, and Professor". SHOUTOUT LA. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Blas Falconer". dev-mfa.sdsu.edu. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Chapter 16 (November 24, 2010). "NEA Fellowship for Falconer". chapter16.org. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Blas Falconer". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Two Tennessee Writers Win Poets & Writers' 2009 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award". Poets & Writers. April 20, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Blas Falconer". www.arts.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ [email protected] (April 18, 2025). "37th Annual Publishing Triangle Award Winners Announced". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved May 22, 2025.