James Ballowe
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James Ballowe is a poet and biographer. He is the winner of two Arts Council awards for poetry and an Arts Council award for creative non-fiction. Along with the books listed in the ‘Titles for Purchase and at Your Library’ section below, he has also edited: *[http://www.amazon.com/George-Santayanas-America-James-Ballowe/dp/0252745388/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1434382712&sr=1-1&keywords=%27%27George+Santayana%27s+America”George Santayana’s America: Essays in Literature and Culture”], 1967; 2nd ed., 1969*[http://www.amazon.com/Anglo-Welsh-Poetry-Selection-Dakota-Quarterly/dp/B000NDDGGE/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1434382650&sr=1-2-fkmr0&keywords=angelo-welsh+poetry%2C+ballowe”Anglo-Welsh Poetry”], North Dakota Quarterly 1989 – edited with Raymond Garlick and Tony Curtis*[http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Illinois-James-Ballowe/dp/0252034422/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1434382476&sr=1-1&keywords=christmas+in+illinois”Christmas in Illinois”], University of Illinois Press, 2010. His work is also represented in anthologies, including:* ”A Sampler: New Poems and Some Poetry Talk”, Dunes House, 1976. * ”Prairie Voices”, Lucien Stryk, editor,Spoon River Poetry Press, 1980. * ”Beowulf to Beatles and Beyond”, David Pichaske, editor,Macmillan, 1981. * ”Illinois Voices”, Kevin Stein and G.E. Murry, editors, University of Illinois, 2001 Ballowe has also contributed articles, poetry, and short stories to numerous periodicals, including: ”Encounter”, ”American Quarterly”, ”American Literature”, ”Southern Review”, and ”Salmagundi”. He is also the author of ”A Great Outdoor Museum: The Story of The Morton Arboretum, 2003”. This is a monograph published by and available through The Morton Arboretum. It is the only history of that institution.
* 2 poetry and 1 essay award from the Illinois Arts Council * Honorable Mention, biography, The Society of Midland Authors * Certificate of Merit, biography, Illinois Historical Society * Delta Award, Friends of Morris Library, Southern Illinois Uni
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