Professor of English,
Editor-in-Chief of the Southwest Review
Vice Chair
Contact
| Office: | DH G12 |
| Phone: | 214-768-4374 |
| Email: | gbrowndervil@smu.edu |
| Professional website: | http://gregbrownderville.com |
Educational Background
M.F.A., University of Mississippi
About
Greg Brownderville has published three books of poems: A Horse with Holes in It (LSU Press, Southern Messenger Poets series, 2016); Gust (Northwestern University Press / TriQuarterly, 2011); and Deep Down in the Delta (Butler Center Books, 2012). Brownderville wrote the lyrics for a musical piece entitled Ripple the Sky, which premiered with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2016. Brownderville edits the Southwest Review, the nation’s third-longest-running literary magazine, and directs the Creative Writing program at SMU.
Areas of interest
- Poetry
- Songwriting
- Folklore
- Digital Storytelling
Awards
- Top Picks, Library Journal
- Best-Seller List, Poetry Foundation
- Walter E. Dakin Fellowship, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, 2012
- Poetry Award, New Millennium Writings, 2011
- Voice-Only Poetry prize, Missouri Review, 2011
- Jane Geske Award, Prairie Schooner, 2010
- Porter Prize, 2007
Publications
- A Horse with Holes in It: Poems (LSU Press, 2016)
- Deep Down in the Delta (Butler Center Books, 2012)
- Gust: Poems (Northwestern University Press, 2011)
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Creative Writing: Getting Started as a Poet
- Creative Writing Workshop: Make It New!