Towle began writing poetry in 1960 and became associated with the New York School of Poetry several years later. He won the Frank O'Hara Award in 1970, in conjunction with which his first major collection, North, was published. (Complete list of books can be found in Publications.) He has also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts, among other honors.
Anthologies (partial):
180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day (2005),
Voices of the City (2004),
Poetry Daily (2003),
Poetry After 9/11 (2002),
The Angel Hair Anthology (2001),
The KGB Bar Book of Poems (2000),
Postmodern American Poetry: A Norton Anthology (1994),
Broadway 2 (1989), Capstan (1976), Another World (1972),
An Anthology of New York Poets (1970), Poets of the New York School (1969),
The Young American Poets (1968),
Poems Now (1966).
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The poet looking toward Manhattan from rooftop in Queens, c. 1944.
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