51²è¹Ý

Greg Brownderville has published three books of poems: A Horse with Holes in It (LSU Press, Southern Messenger Poets series, 2016); Gust (Northwestern University Press / TriQuarterly, 2011); and Deep Down in the Delta (Butler Center Books, 2012). Brownderville wrote the lyrics for a musical piece entitled Ripple the Sky, which premiered with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2016. Brownderville edits the Southwest Review, the nation’s third-longest-running literary magazine, and directs the Creative Writing program at 51²è¹Ý.

Areas of interest

• Poetry
• Songwriting
• Folklore
• Digital Storytelling

Awards

• Top Picks, Library Journal
• Best-Seller List, Poetry Foundation
• Walter E. Dakin Fellowship, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, 2012
• Poetry Award, New Millennium Writings, 2011
• Voice-Only Poetry prize, Missouri Review, 2011
• Jane Geske Award, Prairie Schooner, 2010
• Porter Prize, 2007

Publications

• A Horse with Holes in It: Poems (LSU Press, 2016)
• Deep Down in the Delta (Butler Center Books, 2012)
• Gust: Poems (Northwestern University Press, 2011)

Courses Taught

• Introduction to Creative Writing: Getting Started as a Poet
• Creative Writing Workshop: Make It New!