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David Kirby teaches at Florida State University, where he is the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English. His many books include Little Richard: The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll, described by the Times Literary Supplement as ""a hymn of praise to the emancipatory power of nonsense."" In 2016, Kirby received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Florida Humanities, which called him ""a literary treasure of our state.

The loquacious style of David Kirby's poetry can sometimes resemble the riffs of a brainy stand-up comedian."" - New York Times Book Review""He is a spieling genius of the compound sentence and laugh-aloud funny."" - Booklist""Kirby's place among an attentive poetry audience is permanent."" - Library Journal