Brian Blanchfield is the author of two books of poetry–Not Even Then (University of California Press, 2004) and A Several World, (Nightboat Books, 2014), which received the 2014 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets.
His recent work has appeared in The Nation, Chicago Review, The Brooklyn Rail, A Public Space, and more. He taught creative writing and literature at Pratt Institute of Art and as core faculty in the graduate writing programs of Otis College of Art and Design, in Los Angeles, the University of Montana, Missoula, where he was the 2008-09 Richard Hugo Writer in Residence. Blanch field is a poetry editor of Fence and teaches poetry and nonfiction writing in The Honors College at the University of Arizona, and runs the Intermezzo reading series at The Temple Lounge downtown.
Blanchfield joins the long list of acclaimed poets and writers who have enjoyed a Betsy Writer's Room residency. Meet Blanchfield on Thursday, May 14 at 9:30 a.m. with our Breakfast Arts Salon hosted in BLT Steak at The Betsy. The event is free but seats are limited; your RSVP is required.