Born: 1937 in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Coleman Barks is a well-known poet and author for over 20 books
He was born in Chattanooga
His father was the headmaster of the school
After Barks joined UGA as a professor in the English department, he produced three books
The Juice
New Words
We're Laughing at the Damage
All three of these books were had something to do with his life such as love, parenthood, the death of his parents, and divorce
Barks was Awarded the Georgia Writers Association best poet in 1968
Coleman earned the Southern Literary Review’s Guy Owen Prize
He currently lives in Athens, GA