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W. Dabney Stuart

b. 1937

American poet

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About W. Dabney Stuart

Born 1937. W. Dabney Stuart is an American poet.

Walker Dabney Stuart III (born November 4, 1937 Richmond, Virginia) is an American poet.

He graduated from Davidson College, with a BA in English in 1960, and from Harvard University, with an MA in English in 1962.

Beginning his career at the College of William and Mary, he is professor emeritus of English at Washington and Lee University. His work appeared in Poetry, Shenandoah, Southern Review, and Yale Review.

Awards 1987 Guggenheim Fellowship

Works

Poetry Tables, Pinyon Publishing, 2009, Family Preserve: Poems, University of Virginia Press, 2005, The Man Who Loves Cézanne: Poems, LSU Press, 2003, Settlers: Poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1999, Long Gone: Poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1996, Light Years: New and Selected Poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1994, Narcissus Dreaming: Poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1990, Don't Look Back: Poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1987, Common Ground: Poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1982, Round and Round. A Triptych: Poems, Louisiana University Press, 1977, The Other Hand: Poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1974, A Particular Place: Poems, Knopf, 1969

Stories No Visible Means of Support: Stories, University of Missouri Press, 2001, The Way to Cobbs Creek: Stories, University of Missouri Press, 1997,

Criticism Nabokov: The Dimensions of Parody, Louisiana State University Press, 1978,

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Education
Harvard University, Davidson College
Employers
Washington and Lee University
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Also known as
Walker Dabney Stuart III

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Who is W. Dabney Stuart?

American poet

When was W. Dabney Stuart born?

W. Dabney Stuart was born on 4 November 1937 in Richmond.

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W. Dabney Stuart is a poet.

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W. Dabney Stuart is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: W. Dabney Stuart

· Wikidata: Q7945441

· DBpedia: W. Dabney Stuart

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