Robert Phillips
Professor
- Phone: (713) 743-2951
- Office: 223C Roy Cullen Building
Robert Phillips, a John and Rebecca Moores University Professor, is a prize-winning poet, fiction writer, critic and teacher. He has received an Award in Literature and Creative Writing from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, a CAPS Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, a National Public Radio Fiction Prize, a Pushcart Prize, the Enron Teaching Excellence Award, fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the Djerassi Foundation, among others. He has lectured widely and was chairman of the National Book Awards for poetry. He is author and editor of thirty books, three of which were named a "Memorable Book of the Year" by the New York Times. He has been published in the United States, the United Kingdom, in German, Italian, and Russian, and soon SerboCroation. Breakdown Lane, his most recent book of poems, was runner-up for The Poets' Prize. He is former Councilor of the Texas Institute of Letters.
Education
- M.A., Syracuse University
- B.A., Syracuse University
Research Interests
Creative Writing/ Fiction & Poetry
