About David Tucker
Born 1947. David Tucker is an American poet.
David Tucker is an American poet, and news editor.
Life He graduated from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Donald Hall.
He is an assistant managing editor of the Metro section of The Star-Ledger of Newark.
He married and had a daughter, Calisa. His second marriage was to Beth Johnson; they have two daughters, Emily, and Amy.
Awards 2007 Witter Bynner Fellowship Bakeless prize from the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference
Works "The Dancer", Poetry Foundation "Today’s News", Poetry Foundation
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