Gilbert Allen is the author of seven books of poems and the short story collection, The Final Days of Great American Shopping. His work has received the Robert Penn Warren Prize fr...view moreGilbert Allen is the author of seven books of poems and the short story collection, The Final Days of Great American Shopping. His work has received the Robert Penn Warren Prize from The Southern Review and Special Mention for a Pushcart Prize. He is the Bennette E. Geer Professor of Literature Emeritus at Furman University and a member of the South Carolina Academy of Authors, the state’s literary hall of fame.view less