White Museum - Paperback

by George Bilgere (Author)

In his fifth collection, The White Museum, George Bilgere uses humor and thoughtfulness to explore modern American life.

Author Biography

George Bilgere has published six collections of poetry, including Imperial (2014); The White Museum (2010), which was awarded the Autumn House Poetry Prize; Haywire (2006), which won the May Swenson Poetry Award; and The Good Kiss (2002), which was selected by Billy Collins to win the University of Akron Poetry Award. He has won numerous awards, including the Midland Authors Award and a Pushcart Prize. Bilgere has received grants from the Witter Bynner Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fulbright Commission, and the Ohio Arts Council. A resident of Ohio, Bilgere lives in Cleveland, where he teaches creative writing at John Carroll University.