Alfred Corn was born in Bainbridge, Georgia. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Emory University in 1965 and a master’s in French literature from Columbia University in 1967. During this time, Corn was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study for a year in Paris. Corn has published ten books of poems, including Stake (1999) and Unions (2014), two novels and numerous essays and reviews. His work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Nation, The New Republic, The Hudson Review, Poetry London, Art in America and ARTnews magazine.
Recognition for his poetry includes Guggenheim, NEA and NYFA Fellowships, an Award in Literature from the Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, a Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets, and the Dillon, Blumenthal, and Levinson Prizes from Poetry magazine. Corn has taught in writing programs at Columbia University, UCLA, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma State, and Yale.
Portrait by Robert Giard
