Barbara Guest
Barbara Guest, née Barbara Ann Pinson (September 6, 1920 – February 15, 2006), was an American poet and prose stylist. Guest first gained recognition as a member of the first generation New York School of poetry. Guest wrote more than 15 books of poetry spanning sixty years of writing. In 1999, she was awarded the Frost Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the Poetry Society of America.
Barbara Guest | |
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Guest during the video taping of "Add-Verse", 2003 | |
| Born | 6 September 1920 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States |
| Died | 15 February 2006 (aged 85) Berkeley, California, United States |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Genre | Poetry, prose |
| Literary movement | New York School |
| Notable works | Herself Defined, "Fair Realism", "Forces of Imagination" |
| Notable awards | Robert Frost Medal (1999) |
Guest also wrote art criticism, essays, and plays. Her collages appeared on the covers of several of her books of poetry. She was also well known for her biography of the poet H.D., Herself Defined: The Poet H.D. and Her World (1984).
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