Poetry. KEEPING THE TIGERS BEHIND US by Glenn J. Freeman is the winner of the judge's prize in the Sixth Annual Elixir Press Poetry Awards. Judge Jim McGarrah says in the introduction: "Freeman fuses pop culture with Chinese philosophy, sophisticated poetic technique and a thorough knowledge of craft with street savvy rhythms and idiomatic expression in a masterful way." Glenn Freeman grew up in Maryland and has lived in Vermont, Minnesota, and Florida. His work has appeared in such publications as Poetry, The Cimmeron Review, The Lullwater Review, and Talking River Review.

Author City: Cedar Rapids, IA USA

Glenn Freeman teaches creative writing and American poetry courses and takes students to the Wilderness Field Station in Minnesota for American Nature Writers. In 2007, he published a book of poems, Keeping the Tigers Behind Us. His poems have also appeared in Poetry, The Cimarron Review, The Lullwater Review, and Talking River Review. Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville; M.F.A., Vermont College; B.A., Goddard College.