Background
Harry Humes was born on June 5, 1935 in Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. He is a son of Edward Humes, a coal miner, and Doris Humes, a teacher.
Bloomsburg State University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
In 1964 Harry Humes received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bloomsburg State College (now Bloomsburg State University of Pennsylvania).
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
In 1967 Harry Humes obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Harry Humes attended Bucknell University.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Harry Humes attended Pennsylvania State University.
(Humes employs language that is always direct, full of zin...)
Humes employs language that is always direct, full of zinnias and mine acid, bakery trucks, red-tailed hawks, and maggots. Out of these concrete images, he builds structural and emotional tensions that give his poems a powerful presence. Like the dirt of Pennsylvania hillsides, like pollen, like the leavings of a butterfly's wings, these poems remain on our hands and in our minds, affecting us long after the book is put down.
https://www.amazon.com/BOTTOMLAND-Poems-HUMES-HARRY/dp/155728380X
1995
(From childhood memories of the local Shad Festival, his f...)
From childhood memories of the local Shad Festival, his father crafting bamboo fly rods, to his favorite trout streams, fish and fly-fishing have been integral to the poet's life. These poems bring all this to life and leave the reader wanting more.
https://www.amazon.com/All-Waters-Are-Harry-Humes/dp/0983823863/?tag=2022091-20
2014
Harry Humes was born on June 5, 1935 in Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. He is a son of Edward Humes, a coal miner, and Doris Humes, a teacher.
In 1964 Harry Humes received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bloomsburg State College (now Bloomsburg State University of Pennsylvania). In 1967 he obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He also attended Bucknell University and Pennsylvania State University.
From 1968 to 1999 Harry Humes was a professor of English at Kutztown University. He gives readings from his works throughout the United States. Humes also was an editor of Yarrow and Stone Country Poetry Journal.
His poetry represented in anthologies, including Best Poetry of 1997, edited by James Tate (1997), Devins Award Winners Anthology (1988), and Always the Beautiful Answer: A Prose Poem Primer (1999).
(From childhood memories of the local Shad Festival, his f...)
2014(Humes employs language that is always direct, full of zin...)
1995(Primal images recur in timeless poems that move between t...)
1999(A new collection of poetry from this accomplished poet.)
2004(This is a collection of poetry.)
1983(This is a collection of poetry.)
1984(This is a collection of poetry.)
1986(This is a collection of poetry.)
1987(This is a collection of poetry.)
1988(This is a collection of poetry.)
1990(This is a collection of poetry.)
1992(This is a collection of poetry.)
1998(This is a collection of poetry.)
2004On March 5, 1984 Harry Humes married Nancy Wallace, a copy editor. They have two children: Rachel, Leah Katharine.