George Bilgere's guest appearances

George Bilgere

The Poet and The Poem

The Sunday Poems with Ken Hada 

Rattlecast

Sweet Talk

Take this poem

Bob Hicok

Maria Mazziotti Gillan

Charles Wright

Robert Hayden

Billy Collins

A.E. Stallings

Meg Eden

Dana Gioia

Naomi Shihab Nye

Amy Miller

Nancy Mitchell

Jane Kenyon

W.S. Merwin

Wendell Berry

Todd Davis

OwlTail

Sit yourself down at Uncle Keith's knee; he's got some poems to read to you...about fambly. 

Sit yourself down at Uncle Keith's knee; he's got some poems to read to you...about fambly.

Episode 69: Four Poems About Family by George Bilgere

The One and Only Dr. George Bilgere joins us on Sweet Talk! 

The One and Only Dr. George Bilgere joins us on Sweet Talk!

The One and Only Dr. George Bilgere 

Episode #38 features Wordplay host George Bilgere and his newest book, Blood Pages. George Bilgere is the author of six previous poetry collections, including most recently, Imperial. The White Museum was chosen by Alicia Suskin Ostriker for the Autumn House Poetry Series. His third book, The Good Kiss, was selected by Billy Collins to win the University of Akron Poetry Award. He has won numerous other awards, including the Midland Authors Award, the May Swenson Poetry Award, and a Pushcart Prize. Bilgere is the recipient of grants from the Witter Bynner Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fulbright Commission, and the Ohio Arts Council. His poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals, including Poetry, Ploughshares, the Kenyon Review, Fulcrum, and the Best American Poetry series. Bilgere’s poems have also been featured over fifty times on Garrison Keillor’s National Public Radio program, The Writer’s Almanac, and he has been a guest on A Prairie Home Companion.For more information, visit: http://www.georgebilgere.com/As always, we'll also include live open mic for responses to our weekly prompt. For details on how to participate, either pre-recorded, via Skype, or by phone, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/As always, we'll also include live open mic for responses to our weekly prompt. For details on how to participate, either via Skype or by phone, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/This Week's Prompt: From the point of view of the oldest living tree.Next Week's Prompt:Must be titled “The Swimmer.” Must not use the words “water” or “pool.”The Rattlecast will be livestreaming on YouTube, Facebook, and Periscope.

Episode #38 features Wordplay host George Bilgere and his newest book, Blood Pages. George Bilgere is the author of six previous poetry collections, including most recently, Imperial. The White Museum was chosen by Alicia Suskin Ostriker for the Autumn House Poetry Series. His third book, The Good Kiss, was selected by Billy Collins to win the University of Akron Poetry Award. He has won numerous other awards, including the Midland Authors Award, the May Swenson Poetry Award, and a Pushcart Prize. Bilgere is the recipient of grants from the Witter Bynner Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fulbright Commission, and the Ohio Arts Council. His poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals, including Poetry, Ploughshares, the Kenyon Review, Fulcrum, and the Best American Poetry series. Bilgere’s poems have also been featured over fifty times on Garrison Keillor’s National Public Radio program, The Writer’s Almanac, and he has been a guest on A Prairie Home Companion. For more information, visit: <a href="http://www.georgebilgere.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.georgebilgere.com/</a> As always, we'll also include live open mic for responses to our weekly prompt. For details on how to participate, either pre-recorded, via Skype, or by phone, go to: <a href="https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/</a> As always, we'll also include live open mic for responses to our weekly prompt. For details on how to participate, either via Skype or by phone, go to: <a href="https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/</a> This Week's Prompt: From the point of view of the oldest living tree. Next Week's Prompt: Must be titled “The Swimmer.” Must not use the words “water” or “pool.” The Rattlecast will be livestreaming on YouTube, Facebook, and Periscope.

ep. 38 - George Bilgere

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 on the May Swenson Poetry Award; and The Good Kiss(2002), which was selected by Billy Collinsto 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.  His poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals including Poetry, Ploughshares, the Kenyon Review, Fulcrum,and the Best American Poetry series. A resident of Ohio, Bilgere lives in Cleveland, where he teaches creative writing at John Carroll University.

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 on the May Swenson Poetry Award; and The Good Kiss(2002), which was selected by Billy Collinsto 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. His poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals including Poetry, Ploughshares, the Kenyon Review, Fulcrum,and the Best American Poetry series. A resident of Ohio, Bilgere lives in Cleveland, where he teaches creative writing at John Carroll University.

Bilgere is known for his humor and warmth, a much loved poet from Cleveland, Ohio.