Glen Brown

Poet

Naperville, IL
Illinois US
Email: 
iamexistential@astound.net
Website: 
teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blo…

Author's Bio

Glen Brown is a former teacher and long-ago martial artist. He taught creative writing, literature, and philosophy at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois; composition at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois; and composition, humanities, poetry, and philosophy at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. He retired after forty-six years of teaching. He now spends his time playing guitar, listening to music, taking walks with his wife, reading poetry, and enjoying his grandchildren.

 

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
A Taste of Poetry Chicago Style (Poets & Patrons of Chicago, 1996)
Books:
Yes, No, Maybe (Lake Shore Publishing, 1995)
,
Don't Ask Why (Thorntree Press, 1994)
Journals:
American Goat
,
Ariel
,
California State Poetry Quarterly
,
Cape Rock
,
Damaged Wine
,
Great River Review
,
Hammers
,
Illinois English Bulletin
,
Illinois Review
,
Mediphors
,
Negative Capability
,
Oyez Review
,
Poet & Critic
,
Poetry
,
Prairie Light Review
,
Slipstream
,
South Coast Poetry Journal
,
Spoon River Poetry Review
,
Tamaqua
,
Willow Review
,
Windless Orchard

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Stephen Dunn, Gregory Djanikian, Michael Collier, Tony Hoagland, Billy Collins, William Greenway, John Dickson, Len Roberts, Linda Pastan, Lisel Mueller.
What I'm reading now: 
Hum If You Can't Sing by Glen Brown

More Information

Gives readings: 
No
Travels for readings: 
No
Born in: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois
Raised in: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois
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Last update: Feb 25, 2023