Kenneth Irby Explained

Kenneth Lee Irby (November 18, 1936 – July 30, 2015) was an American poet.^{[1] [2]} He won a 2010 Shelley Memorial Award.^[3]

He is sometimes associated with the Black Mountain poets, especially with Robert Duncan, Robert Creeley, and Ed Dorn.

He was born in Bowie, Texas, and In 1940 he moved to Fort Scott, Kansas with his family.^[4] He graduated from the University of Kansas, from Harvard University with an A.M., and from the University of California, Berkeley with a M.L.S. degree. From 1971-1975 he taught in the English department at Tufts University.https://jacket2.org/article/kenneth-lee-irby-chronology He was a visiting professor at the University of Copenhagen on a Fulbright grant.^[5] Irby's last role was as a professor of English at the University of Kansas.^{[6] [7]}

A colloquium held at the University of Kansas on November 5, 2011 honored Irby's work, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Contributions were made by fellow poets Joseph Harrington, Denise Low, Benjamin Friedlander, Pierre Joris, and Lyn Hejinian.

He died on 30 July 2015^[8] at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.^[9]

Works

• Book: The Best American Poetry 2004. [Record]. Lyn Hejinian . David Lehman . Simon and Schuster. 2004. 978-0-7432-5757-2 .
• Book: The Intent On: Collected Poems 1962-2006. Kyle Waugh . Cyrus Console . Cyrus Console . North Atlantic Books. 2009. 978-1-55643-833-2 .
• Studies, First Intensiy Press, 2001,
• Ridge to Ridge, Other Wind Press, 2001,
• Antiphonal and Fall to Fall, Kavyayantra Press, 1994
• Call Steps, Station Hill/Tansy, 1992;^[10] Midpoint Trade Books Inc, 1997,
• Orexis, Station Hill, 1981,
• Catalpa, Tansy Press, 1977
• Archipelago, Tuumba Press, 1976
• To Max Douglas, Tansy Peg Leg Press, 1974
• Relation: poems, 1965-1966, Black Sparrow, 1970.
• The flower of having passed through paradise in a dream: poems, 1967, Kelly, 1968

External links

• "Kenneth Irby", Penn Sound
• University of Buffalo review of Irby's poems
• Arcturus Editions: by Kenneth Irby
• Kenneth Irby at Poets & Writers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kenneth Irby: A Bibliography.
2. Web site: UGA Today.
3. Web site: Shelley Winners.
4. Web site: 2021-01-06. Kenneth Irby. 2021-01-06. Poetry Foundation. en.
5. Web site: The PIP (Project for Innovative Poetry) Blog. greenintegerblog. June 20, 2022 .
6. Web site: KU Department of English / People / Graduate Program Faculty . March 19, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719225813/http://www.english.ku.edu/people/faculty_graduate_program.shtml#irby . July 19, 2011 . dead .
7. Web site: KU professor Kenneth Irby wins prestigious poetry award - KU News.
8. Web site: Kenneth Irby Obituary - Lawrence, KS - Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence Journal-World.
9. Web site: 2015-10-10. Kenneth Irby. 2021-01-06. Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory Inc.. en-US.
10. http://www.stationhill.org/irby.html Station Hill Authors - Kenneth Irby