John Gallaher (born January 6, 1965) is an American poet and assistant professor of English at Northwest Missouri State University, and co-editor of The Laurel Review, supported by Northwest's English Department.The Laurel Review of Northwest English Department.The Laurel Review > Staff
Life
John Gallaher was born in Portland, Oregon in 1965, but he was adopted by a family living in Houston, Texas in 1968. He received his MFA from Texas State University and his Ph.D. from Ohio University, where he worked for a time as an assistant editor of The Ohio Review.John Gallaher at Spuyten Duyvil Books, 2001. Short bio. He currently resides in Maryville, Missouri, where he teaches creative writing and composition courses at Northwest Missouri State University.Northwest Missouri State University, Meet the Faculty
Work Gallaher is the author or co-author of eight poetry collections, most recently My Life in Brutalist Architecture, which was inspired by his adoption story, the death of his adopted mother, and the reunification with his birth mother through DNA testing. His honors include the 2005 Levis Poetry Prize for his second book, The Little Book of Guesses (Four Way Books).Four Way Books > Author Page > John Gallaher His poetry has been published in literary journals and magazines including Boston Review, Colorado Review, Crazyhorse, Field, The Literati Quarterly, jubilat, The Journal, Ploughshares, and in anthologies, including The Best American Poetry 2008.
In addition to poetry, John Gallaher has been interviewed for his collage art.
Bibliography Gentlemen in Turbans, Ladies in Cauls (Spuyten Duyvil, 2001) The Little Book of Guesses (Four Way Books, 2007)Library of Congress Online Catalog > John Gallaher Map of the Folded World (University of Akron Press, 2009)Library of Congress Online Catalog > John Gallaher Your Father on the Train of Ghosts (With G.C. Waldrep)(BOA Editions, 2011)Editions Your Father on the Train of Ghosts In a Landscape (BOA Editions, 2014)Editions In a Landscape Ghost/Landscape (with Kristina Marie Darling) (BlazeVOX, 2016) Brand New Spacesuit (BOA Editions, 2020) My Life in Brutalist Architecture (Four Way Books, 2024) References
External links John Gallaher at The Poetry Foundation Poems: Boston Review > November/December 2009 > John Gallaher Poem: Four Way Books Author Page > On Your Brilliant Escape by John Gallaher Poem: Berfrois > Some Other City We Could Travel To by John Gallaher Author Page: University of Akron Press > John Gallaher Author Listing: Poets & Writers > Directory of Writers > John Gallaher Review: Publishers Weekly > Fiction Reviews: 8/17/2009 > Review of Map of the Folded World by John Gallaher John Gallaher faculty page