Born and raised in New York City after the Second World War, Burt Kimmelman's eleventh collection of poems, Steeple at Sunrise, appeared in late 2022.  His work is often anthologized and has been featured on National Public Radio, and he has been interviewed a number of times (available in print or online as text or videosee here).

 

He has also published eleven books of criticism, most recently Visible at Dusk (a selection of his essays) and Zero Point Poiesis (a gathering of writings, edited and introduced by him, on the work of George Quasha). In addition, Kimmelman has published several essay-length memoirs.


He is a distinguished professor of Humanities at New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he teaches literary and cultural studies.

Visit Burt Kimmelman's website at New Jersey Institute of Technology: njit.edu/~kimmelma.