G. C. Waldrep

G.C. Waldrep
Born George Calvin Waldrep III
1968
South Boston, Virginia
Nationality American
Education Harvard University;
Duke University;
University of Iowa
Genre Poetry

G.C. Waldrep (born 1968 South Boston, Virginia as George Calvin Waldrep III) is an American poet and historian.

Biography

Waldrep earned undergraduate and doctoral degrees in History at Harvard University and Duke University, respectively, before receiving an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa.[1]

He was visiting professor at Kenyon College,[2] and editor of Kenyon Review. He currently teaches at Bucknell University,[3] where he directs the Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets and edits the journal West Branch.[3] He also serves as Editor-at-Large for The Kenyon Review.[4]

His work has appeared in Poetry, Ploughshares, Boston Review, Colorado Review, Gettysburg Review, New American Writing,[5] American Letters & Commentary, Seneca Review,[6] Tin House, Quarterly West, Octopus, Harper's, Gulf Coast[7] and elsewhere.

In 2010 he was appointed to be the final judge of the Akron Poetry Prize.[8]

He is a member of the Old Order River Brethren.[9]

Awards

Bibliography

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Non-Fiction

References

  1. "Could Not Find - Authors - BOA Editions". boaeditions.org. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  2. 1 2 National Endowment for the Arts. "NEA Writers' Corner: G.C. Waldrep". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  3. 1 2 "G. C. Waldrep || Bucknell University". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  4. "Masthead". kenyonreview.org. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  5. New American Writing. Oink! Press. 2006. ISSN 0893-7842. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  6. Hobart Student Association; Hobart College; William Smith College; William Smith Student Association (2005). The Seneca Review. Hobart Student Association. ISSN 0037-2145. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  7. G.C. Waldrep. "Tea Ceremony". Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  8. "The University of Akron : 2014 Akron Poetry Prize Winner". uakron.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  9. G.C. Waldrep: "The New Order Amish And Para-Amish Groups: Spiritual Renewal Within Tradition." in Mennonite Quarterly Review 3 (2008), page 417.

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