Reading by Willis and Tony Barnstone--Acclaimed Father and Son Poets

On Wednesday, November 9, beginning at 7pm, The Georgia Review proudly presents the first of three Georgia Poetry Circuit events for the 2011-12 academic year – a reading by the father and son duo Willis and Tony Barnstone. The reading takes place at Ciné, 234 West Hancock Avenue in downtown Athens and is free and open to the public.

Willis Barnstone has published many books of poems, most recently The Apocalypse (New Directions, 2000) and Border of a Dream: Poems of Antonio Machado (Copper Canyon, 2003). His work on early Christian texts, including The Gnostic Bible (Shambhala, 2003) and The New Covenant: The Four Gospels and Apocalypse (Riverhead, 2002), are regarded as classics in the field.

Tony Barnstone's books of poetry include Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki (BKMK Press, 2009), winner of the John Ciardi Prize in Poetry and The Poets' Prize; The Golem of Los Angeles (Red Hen Press, 2008), which won the Benjamin Saltman Award in Poetry; Sad Jazz: Sonnets (Sheep Meadow Press, 2005), and Impure (University Press of Florida, 1998), as well as a chapbook, Naked Magic (Main Street Rag, 2002). He is also a distinguished translator of Chinese poetry and literary prose. His books in this area include Chinese Erotic Poetry (Everyman, 2007); The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry (Anchor, 2005); Out of the Howling Storm: The New Chinese Poetry (Wesleyan, 1993); Laughing Lost in the Mountains: Poems of Wang Wei (University Press of New England, 1991), and The Art of Writing: Teachings of the Chinese Masters (Shambhala, 1996).

Books by both writers will be available for sale courtesy of Byhalia Books.

The other two Georgia Poetry Circuit readings on this academic year’s schedule are Todd Boss (Wednesday, February 1, 2012) and Dave Smith (Monday, April 2, 2012).

For more information, or to arrange interviews with the writers or sponsor, visit thegeorgiareview.com or phone (706) 542-3481.