Quan Barry is a highly respected author, renowned for her works in poetry and fiction. She was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and later raised on Boston's north shore. Barry has established herself as a formidable force in the literary world, with four published poetry books and a number of fiction novels to her name. Her poetry has won several awards, including the AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry, and has been nominated for a PEN/Open Book award.
Barry's writing has earned her recognition from her peers and the respect of the literary community. In addition to her poetry, she has also received fellowships for her fiction works. Barry's accolades include NEA Fellowships in both fiction and poetry. Her writing has been featured in various publications, including Ms. and The New Yorker.
Away from writing, Quan Barry works as an English professor at the University of Wisconsin. Her experiences and background have shaped her writing, providing a unique perspective that has captivated readers. Through her work, Barry has been able to share her insights and creativity with the world, inspiring and entertaining readers with her powerful and emotive poetry and fiction.
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
She Weeps Each Time You're Born
2015
2
We Ride Upon Sticks
2020
3
When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East
2022
4
The Unveiling
2025
Poetry Collections
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Asylum
2001
2
Controvertibles
2004
3
Water Puppets
2011
4
Loose Strife
2015
Pitt Poetry Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Axion Esti (By: Odysseas Elytis)
1959
2
The Homer Mitchell place (By: John Engels)
1968
3
Body Compass (By: David Steingass)
1969
4
Sweating Out the Winter (By: David Young)
1969
5
Another Kind Of Rain (By: Gerald W. Barrax)
1970
6
The Floor Keeps Turning (By: Shirley Kaufman)
1970
7
Collected Poems (By: Abbie Huston Evans)
1970
8
When Thy King Is A Boy ( By: Ed Roberson)
1970
9
The Blood of Adonis (By: Adonis, أدونيس)
1971
10
The Tattooed Desert (By: Richard Shelton)
1971
11
Windows and Stones (By: May Swenson, Tomas Tranströmer, Leif Sjöberg)
1972
12
A Canopy in the Desert (By: Abba Kovner)
1973
13
In Sepia (By: Jon Anderson)
1974
14
Lake songs and other fears (By: Judith Minty)
1974
15
Etai-Eken (By: Ed Roberson)
1975
16
The terror of the snows (By: Paul-Marie Lapointe)
1976
17
The Night Train and the Golden Bird (By: Peter Meinke)
1977
18
The Bus to Veracruz (By: Richard Shelton)
1978
19
The Runner (By: Gary Gildner)
1978
20
Paper boy (By: David Huddle)
1979
21
The Lone Woman and Others (By: Constance Urdang)
1980
22
Ruby for Grief (By: Michael Burkard)
1981
23
Trying to Surprise God (By: Peter Meinke)
1981
24
Emplumada (By: Lorna Dee Cervantes)
1981
25
Flowers from the Volcano (By: Carolyn Forché, Claribel Alegría)
1982
26
Heart of the Garfish (By: Kathy Callaway)
1982
27
Winter Stars (By: Larry Levis)
1985
28
The Essential Etheridge Knight (By: Etheridge Knight)
1986
29
People and Dog in the Sun (By: Ronald Wallace)
1987
30
Torque (By: David Rivard)
1988
31
Six O'Clock Mine Report (By: Irene McKinney)
1989
32
Captivity (By: Toi Derricotte)
1989
33
Mystery Train (By: David Wojahn)
1990
34
Refuge (By: Belle Waring)
1990
35
Liquid Paper (By: Peter Meinke)
1991
36
Mercy (By: Kathleen Peirce)
1991
37
A Space Filled with Moving (By: Maggie Anderson)
1992
38
South America Mi Hija (By: Sharon Doubiago)
1992
39
My Father's Geography (By: Afaa Michael Weaver)
1992
40
Sleeping Preacher (By: Julia Kasdorf)
1992
41
The Flying Garcias (By: Richard A. García)
1993
42
Weather Central (By: Ted Kooser)
1994
43
Some Are Drowning (By: Reginald Shepherd)
1994
44
School Figures (By: Cathy Song)
1994
45
Time's Fancy (By: Ronald Wallace)
1994
46
The Art of Drowning (By: Billy Collins)
1995
47
Timber and Prayer (By: Afaa M. Weaver)
1995
48
City Of Salt (By: Gregory Orr)
1995
49
Little Girls in Church (By: Kathleen Norris)
1995
50
Accordian Breathing and Dancing (By: Ruth L. Schwartz)
1995
51
Mad River (By: Jan Beatty)
1995
52
The Post-Rapture Diner (By: Dorothy Barresi)
1995
53
All American Girl (By: Robin Becker)
1996
54
The Ocean Inside Kenji Takezo (By: Rick Noguchi)
1996
55
The Crack In Everything (By: Alicia Suskin Ostriker)
1996
56
Angel, Interrupted (By: Reginald Shepherd)
1996
57
Scars (By: Peter Meinke)
1996
58
Poems Of The River Spirit (By: Maurice Kilwein Guevara)
1996
59
The Falling Hour (By: David Wojahn)
1997
60
Tender (By: Toi Derricotte)
1997
61
Elegy (By: Larry Levis)
1997
62
Picnic, Lightning (By: Billy Collins)
1998
63
Eve's Striptease (By: Julia Spicher Kasdorf)
1998
64
The Little Space (By: Alicia Suskin Ostriker)
1998
65
City of a Hundred Fires (By: Richard Blanco)
1998
66
First Course In Turbulence (By: Ed Ochester, Dean Young)
1999
67
Then Suddenly-- (By: Lynn Emanuel)
1999
68
Works and Days (By: Edward Mayes, Edward Kleinschmidt, Mayes Kleinschmidt)
1999
69
The Selected Levis (By: David St. John, Larry Levis)
2000
70
Windfall (By: Maggie Anderson)
2000
71
Zinc Fingers (By: Peter Meinke)
2000
72
She Didn't Mean to Do It (By: Daisy Fried)
2000
73
The Tormented Mirror (By: Russell Edson)
2001
74
Journey: New And Selected Poems 1969-1999 (By: Kathleen Norris)
2001
75
Cathedral of the North (By: Connie Voisine)
2001
76
Queen for a Day (By: Denise Duhamel)
2001
77
The Cave (By: C.G. Hanzlicek)
2001
78
Selected Poems of Thomas Hood, ( By: Susan J. Wolfson)
2001
79
Asylum
2001
80
The Land Of Bliss (By: Cathy Song)
2001
81
The Zoo (By: Joanie Mackowski)
2001
82
The Volcano Sequence (By: Alicia Suskin Ostriker)
2002
83
Black Swan (By: Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon)
2002
84
Boneshaker (By: Jan Beatty)
2002
85
Skid (By: Dean Young)
2002
86
A Defense of Poetry (By: Gabriel Gudding)
2002
87
On Foot In Flames (By: Robert McDowell)
2002
88
Brave Disguises (By: Gray Jacobik)
2002
89
Long For This World (By: Ronald Wallace)
2003
90
Otherhood (By: Reginald Shepherd)
2003
91
The Starry Messenger (By: George Keithley)
2003
92
The Dirt She Ate (By: Minnie Bruce Pratt)
2003
93
Ostinato Vamps (By: Wanda Coleman)
2003
94
The Ceremonies of Longing (By: Sandra Kohler)
2003
95
The Invention of the Kaleidoscope (By: Paisley Rekdal)
2007
96
Animal Eye (By: Paisley Rekdal)
2012
97
Red Under The Skin (By: Natasha Sajé)
2014
98
Walking Back Up Depot Street (By: Minnie Bruce Pratt)