Barry Silesky

Barry Silesky(born 1949) is aMinneapolis-native poet, biographer, and non-fiction writer. He moved toChicagowhere he studied for a BA fromNorthwestern Universityand an MA from theUniversity of Illinois.

Writing career

Silesky is the author of a collection of poetry, biographies, and prose, such asThe New Tenants,One Thing That Can Save Us,This Disease: Poems,Ferlinghetti:The Artist in His Time,andJohn Gardner,Literary Outlaw.He was the founding editor of ACM (Another Chicago Magazine) and previously taught at theArt Institute of ChicagoandLoyola University Chicago.Silesky’s works are widely held in libraries worldwide.