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Bryan D. Dietrich (1965- ) is an American poet. His work focuses primarily on the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres, but draws inspiration from a variety of these and other literary influences from Kurt Vonnegut and Ray Bradbury to Sylvia Plath and Ezra Pound.

Personal Life
With a childhood submerged in Star Trek, Universal Monsters, and Martian Chronicles, it's no wonder that Dietrich would end up firmly entrenched as a "geek poet." Born in Oklahoma City the only brother (and the youngest) in a family of sisters, he found delight in escaping into the worlds of comics, science fiction, books, and horror. He dreamed of one day illustrating comics, or maybe of traveling to the stars.

After leaving Oklahoma to achieve degrees at universities California and in Texas, Bryan eventually moved to Wichita, Kansas to teach at Newman University.

Dietrich married his wife, Gina Greenway, in 2003. They live together with two precocious cats in Wichita. Their son, Nick, lives in McPherson, Kansas.

Career
When his dreams of becoming a comic book artist didn't pan out, Dietrich decided to fall back on poetry. Earning a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Science and Arts in Oklahoma, then a Master’s in Poetry from the University of Southern California and a Doctorate in Poetics from the University of North Texas, Dietrich is not only an astute poet, but a knowledgeable critic of the craft of poetry and literature.

In 1994, Bryan was hired to teach English at Newman University. He is currently the chair of the Arts and Letters Division of the School of Arts and Sciences.

Publications and Awards
Bryan's poems have appeared in in The New Yorker, The Nation, Poetry, Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, The Paris Review, The Harvard Review, Yale Review, Shenandoah, Open City, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Witness, Weird Tales, and many other journals.

His awards include The Paris Review Poetry Prize, a Discovery/The Nation Award, a Writers at Work Fellowship, the Isotope Editors’ Prize, an Asimov's Reader's Choice Award, a Rhysling Award, and the Eve of St. Agnes Prize. Bryan is a five-time finalist for the Yale Younger Poets Series and has been nominated multiple times for both the Pushcart and the Pulitzer.

Books
Dietrich is the author of a book-length study on comics, Wonder Woman Unbound, and six books of poems: Krypton Nights, Universal Monsters, Prime Directive, Love Craft, The Assumption, and The Monstrance. He is also co-editor of Drawn to Marvel, the world’s first anthology of superhero poetry. His new book, Single Bound, will be released in March of 2018.