Toby Altman

Toby Altman is a poet and critic whose work includes the book Discipline Park, about the demolition of Chicago's Prentice Women's Hospital, a Bertrand Goldberg building. He was born in that building and later worked for Northwestern University when it was torn down. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Beloit College per one bio, and his personal site lists him as an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University. His other books are Arcadia, Indiana (Plays Inverse, 2017) and Jewel Box (Essay Press). He has held fellowships from the Graham Foundation, MacDowell, and the National Endowment for the Arts.