John Barr's poems have been published in six books, four fine press editions, and many magazines, including The New York Times, Poetry, and others. John was also the Inaugural President of the Poetry Foundation. His newest book, The Boxer of Quirinal, was published by Red Hen Press in June 2023.

Other poems by John Barr in Verse Daily:
July 25, 2018:   "Death of a Species" "The long republic shells the long republic..."
July 22, 2011:   "Outage" "Our dogs in the sudden silence raise..."

Other poems on the web by John Barr:
Five poems
"First Light"
"The Power & Light Company"

John Barr's Website.

About The Boxer of Quirinal:

"John Barr's collection takes its title from an ancient Greek statue that was unearthed after 2,000 years—a fitting emblem for a poet inspired by the deep connections between past and present, history and nature. Whether he is writing about mushrooms on a forest floor or a Civil War battle, Barr offers pleasures that are seldom found in contemporary poetry: a strong formal imagination and the company of an adventurous mind."
—Adam Kirsch

"In his tenth book of poems, John Barr succeeds with an ambitious spectrum of form and content. His subject matter spans from classical to contemporary. Like his titled boxer, Barr contends with all sorts of challenges, and he prevails, whether encountering a haruspex or a utility company! Most outstanding is his epic on the South China Sea, where politics meets poetics and history tells a story with surprising strength and finesse."
—Susan Kinsolving