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Joshua Robbins was born in Berkeley, California, and grew up in the East Bay. He currently lives in San Antonio.
His first book, Praise Nothing, was published by the University of Arkansas Press in 2013 as part of the prestigious Miller Williams Series in Poetry. Eschatology in Crayon Wax was published in 2024 by Texas Review Press: The University Press of SHSU. His recognitions include, among others, the James Wright Poetry Award, the New South Prize, Best New Poets, and a Walter E. Dakin Fellowship in poetry from the Sewanee Writers' Conference.
After earning an MFA in Poetry at the University of Oregon and a PhD in English from the University of Tennessee, he joined the English Department at the University of the Incarnate Word where he is Associate Professor of Creative Writing. His primary teaching areas are poetry writing, trauma writing, and creative nonfiction.
His first book, Praise Nothing, was published by the University of Arkansas Press in 2013 as part of the prestigious Miller Williams Series in Poetry. Eschatology in Crayon Wax was published in 2024 by Texas Review Press: The University Press of SHSU. His recognitions include, among others, the James Wright Poetry Award, the New South Prize, Best New Poets, and a Walter E. Dakin Fellowship in poetry from the Sewanee Writers' Conference.
After earning an MFA in Poetry at the University of Oregon and a PhD in English from the University of Tennessee, he joined the English Department at the University of the Incarnate Word where he is Associate Professor of Creative Writing. His primary teaching areas are poetry writing, trauma writing, and creative nonfiction.
