Elton Glaser
# Elton Glaser

Elton Glaser is an American poet. He has published collections of poetry and been published in literary magazines.

## Life

He is a native of New Orleans, is a retired Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English from the University of Akron, and former editor of the Akron Series in Poetry.

He lives in Akron, Ohio.

## Awards

* 2010 Guy Owen Prize for his poem "Do the Do"
* 2009 Guy Owen Prize for his poem "Slow Fuse Around the Cranium"
* 2002 Marlboro Prize in Poetry for his poem, "Meditation in Blue and White"
* 2002 Crab Orchard Award
