Alan Birkelbach
Alan Birkelbach has published in journals and anthologies such as San Pedro River Review, Oak Bend Review, The Langdon Review, and Concho River Review. Since being named Poet Laureate of Texas in 2005, Alan has traveled across the state promoting the cause of poetry. Alan was nominated for a Wrangler Award for his contributions to Southwest Letters, and is a member of The Academy of American Poets. He has five collections of poetry: Bone Song, Weighed in the Balances, No Boundaries, New and Selected Works (the first in the Texas Poet Laureate Series from TCU Press), Translating the Prairie: Plano, Texas in Words and Pictures. His sixth book is forthcoming from TCU Press.
Web site: www.alanbirkelbach.com
Contributions:
- Volume 5: Play, Chapter 19: "Carpe Piscatus"
