Douglas Crase is an American poet, essayist and critic. He was born in 1944 in Battle Creek, Michigan

Michigan

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. His poetry collection, The Revisionist, was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award

National Book Critics Circle Award

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 and an American Book Award

American Book Award

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. He is a former MacArthur Fellow. Crase lives in New York City

New York City

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 and Honesdale, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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. His work has been published in many collections, including his poem "Astropastoral", found in The KGB Bar Book Of Poems edited by David Lehman and Star Black.