Walter Griffin (born August 1, 1937) is an American poet who lives in East Point, Georgia.
He is the author of ten collections of poetry and his work has appeared in more than 400 national and international publications, including Harper’s, The Paris Review, Poetry, The Atlantic, Evergreen Review, The New York Times, Kenyon Review, Sewanee Review, Southern Review, Oxford American, and New England Review.
Griffin often portrays transients, outcasts, and wanderers in his poems.