George Bilgere has published six collections of poetry, most recently "Imperial." His "The White Museum" was chosen for the 2009 Autumn House Press Poetry Prize, and in 2006 George's "Haywire" won the May Swenson Poetry Prize. U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins picked "The Good Kiss" to win the University of Akron Poetry Prize. Collins has described him as "a welcome breath of fresh American air."George's poems are featured on Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac" and Ted Kooser's newspaper project "American Life in Poetry." He has also been a guest on Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" live radio variety show.George hosts a weekly radio show, WORDPLAY, an offbeat mix of poetry, comedy, and an ongoing exploration of the possibilities of the spoken word.