Micah Ballard
Encyclopedia
Micah Ballard is a poet
born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
on September 23, 1975. Since 1999 he has lived in San Francisco with his wife, poet Sunnylyn Thibodeaux. Under the imprints Auguste Press and Lew Gallery Editions they have printed over 30 books by various poets and artists.
Ballard attended the Poetics Program at New College of California
in San Francisco’s mission district where he worked with David Meltzer
, Joanne Kyger
, and Tom Clark
. From 2000-07 he directed the Humanities Program there.
In 2007 Ballard started the short-lived Lew Gallery with Portland
artist Jeff Butler and curated such notable shows as “Artworks” by David Meltzer and “Some of the Worlds Diamonds: Pieces from Living Rooms,” a collaboration with painters and poets from San Francisco to New York
.
Ballard has given poetry readings at a variety of venues, including the San Francisco State Poetry Center, City Lights Bookstore
, SOMArts, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church. His poems have appeared in 6x6, Blue Book, Boog City, Damn the Caesars, The Drunken Boat, Le Palais de Nuit, LIT, Mirage #4 Period(ical), The Recluse, Try!, and Vanitas, among other journals.
Currently, he is on the editorial board for the Contemporary Poetry Series at University of New Orleans
Press. Ballard co-directs the Masters of Fine Arts in Writing Program at the University of San Francisco
.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
on September 23, 1975. Since 1999 he has lived in San Francisco with his wife, poet Sunnylyn Thibodeaux. Under the imprints Auguste Press and Lew Gallery Editions they have printed over 30 books by various poets and artists.
Ballard attended the Poetics Program at New College of California
New College of California
New College of California was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971 by former Gonzaga University President, Father John Leary. After 37 years, it ceased operations in early 2008....
in San Francisco’s mission district where he worked with David Meltzer
David Meltzer
David Meltzer is an American poet and musician of the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance. Lawrence Ferlinghetti has described him as "one of the greats of post-World-War-Two San Francisco poets and musicians." Meltzer came to prominence with inclusion of his work in the anthology, The...
, Joanne Kyger
Joanne Kyger
Joanne Kyger is an American poet. Her poetry is influenced by her practice of Zen Buddhism and her ties to the poets of Black Mountain, the San Francisco Renaissance, and the Beat generation.-Overview:...
, and Tom Clark
Tom Clark (poet)
Tom Clark is an American poet, editor and biographer. Clark was born on the Near West Side of Chicago and educated at the University of Michigan where he received a Hopwood Award for poetry. On March 22, 1968, he married Angelica Heinegg, at St. Mark’s Church, New York City...
. From 2000-07 he directed the Humanities Program there.
In 2007 Ballard started the short-lived Lew Gallery with Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
artist Jeff Butler and curated such notable shows as “Artworks” by David Meltzer and “Some of the Worlds Diamonds: Pieces from Living Rooms,” a collaboration with painters and poets from San Francisco to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Ballard has given poetry readings at a variety of venues, including the San Francisco State Poetry Center, City Lights Bookstore
City Lights Bookstore
City Lights is an independent bookstore-publisher combination that specializes in world literature, the arts, and progressive politics. It also houses the nonprofit City Lights Foundation, which publishes selected titles related to San Francisco culture. It was founded in 1953 by poet Lawrence...
, SOMArts, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church. His poems have appeared in 6x6, Blue Book, Boog City, Damn the Caesars, The Drunken Boat, Le Palais de Nuit, LIT, Mirage #4 Period(ical), The Recluse, Try!, and Vanitas, among other journals.
Currently, he is on the editorial board for the Contemporary Poetry Series at University of New Orleans
University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans, often referred to locally as UNO, is a medium-sized public urban university located on the New Orleans Lakefront within New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a member of the LSU System and the Urban 13 association. Currently UNO is without a proper chancellor...
Press. Ballard co-directs the Masters of Fine Arts in Writing Program at the University of San Francisco
University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
.
External links
- Micah Ballard reads poems for InDigestInDigestInDigest is a literary journal founded in 2007 by editors and David Doody. It is an online quarterly literary magazine, as well as a reading series, podcast, and publishing house located in New York City and Minneapolis, MN.-The Magazine:...
's InDefinite Podcast
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elQVU063Leo
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/31848115/selections-from-Micah-Ballard-s-Parish-Krewes
- http://reviews.coldfrontmag.com/parish-krewes-by-micha-ballard.html
- http://welcometoboogcity.com/boogpdfs/bc40.pdf
- http://www.cherrybleeds.com/bitches1/nov06.html
- http://galatearesurrection5.blogspot.com/2007/02/8-publications-by-micah-ballard.html
- http://galatearesurrection11.blogspot.com/2008/12/evangeline-downs-by-micah-ballard.html
- http://galatearesurrection3.blogspot.com/2006/08/six-chaps-by-ballard-thibodeaux.html
- http://galatearesurrection14.blogspot.com/2010/04/easy-eden-by-micah-ballard-james.html
- http://www.poetryproject.org/wp-content/uploads/nl_218_final.pdf
- http://poetryproject.org/tag/micah-ballard
- http://sites.google.com/site/gallagheronpoetry/