Richard H. Fox

Richard Fox seeks three-decker rainbows, fluent scout dogs, and illuminating espresso. When not writing about rock ’n roll or youthful transgressions, his poems focus on cancer from the patient’s point of view drawing on hope, humor, and unforeseen gifts.

He is the author of five poetry collections: TIME BOMB (2013), wandering in puzzle boxes (2015), You’re my favorite horse (2017), embracing the burlesque of collateral damage (2020), Let sleep bless our arrival (2021), plus a chapbook: The Complete Uncle Louie Poems (2017). 

The new collection, Let sleep bless our arrival, continues the novella in verse with the second cycle of Cassie poems. Complimentary narratives chronicle misadventures, family legends, and living with cancer during a pandemic. 

The winner of the 2017 Frank O’Hara Prize, Richard seconds Stanley Kunitz' motion that people in Worcester are "provoked to poetry.” smallpoetatlarge.com

The winner of the 2017 Frank O’Hara Prize, Richard seconds Stanley Kunitz' motion that people in Worcester are "provoked to poetry.” - smallpoetatlarge.com