the people at their heart." The poet Teddy Macker, a colleague of Spacks, wrote of his work: "What an ear he had! What psychological insight! What red-bloodedness! What tonal range! What holy tomfoolery!" Gunpowder Press, a small poetry press located in Santa Barbara, published Barry Spack's final book of poems, Shaping Water in 2015. The press also awards the annual Barry Spacks Poetry Prize in his honor. References External links Books on Amazon Biography Interview About the poets laureate of Santa Barbara 1931 births 2014 deaths Educators from Philadelphia 20th-century American novelists American male novelists MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences faculty American military personnel of the Korean War 20th-century American poets American male poets Writers from Philadelphia 20th-century American male writers Novelists from Pennsylvania Novelists from Massachusetts