John Frederick "Jack" Fulbeck (December 19, 1916 – December 25, 2011) was an American poet and professor of comparative literature at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He served two terms as president of the California State Poetry Society. His poems have won numerous awards, such as "Apostrophe to Amour" and "Introspection in the Cold" which won first prizes in California state level poetry contests, and "In Fuente Vaqueros" which won an international grand prize. His poem "Challengers" was read by Taylor Wang from the orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger in 1985 and is on record at the National Archives Building. He authored three books of poetry: I Sleep With Strangers, Gilgamesh, and Sifted Ashes.