W. Dabney Stuart
Encyclopedia
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.
He is professor emeritus of English at Washington and Lee University
.
His work appeared in Poetry, Shenandoah, Southern Review, and Yale Review.
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
) is an American poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
He graduated from Davidson College
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine, although it has recently dropped to 11th in U.S. News...
, with a BA in English in 1960, and from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, with an MA in English in 1962.
He is professor emeritus of English at Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...
.
His work appeared in Poetry, Shenandoah, Southern Review, and Yale Review.
Poetry
- Tables, Pinyon Publishing, 2009, ISBN 9780982156117
- Family preserve: poems, University of Virginia Press, 2005, ISBN 9780813923284
- The man who loves Cézanne: poems, LSU Press, 2003, ISBN 9780807129005
- Settlers: poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1999, ISBN 9780807124062
- Long gone: poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1996, ISBN 9780807121214
- Light years: new and selected poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1994, ISBN 9780807118986
- Narcissus dreaming: poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1990, ISBN 9780807115916
- Don't look back: poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1987, ISBN 9780807113745
- Common ground: poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1982, ISBN 9780807110232
- Round and round: a triptych : poems, Louisiana University Press, 1977, ISBN 9780807102718
- The other hand: poems, Louisiana State University Press, 1974, ISBN 9780807100769
- A particular place; poems, Knopf, 1969
Stories
- No visible means of support: stories, University of Missouri Press, 2001, ISBN 9780826213204
- The way to Cobbs Creek: stories, University of Missouri Press, 1997, ISBN 9780826211439
- Nabokov: the dimensions of parody, Louisiana State University Press, 1978, ISBN 9780807103845
External links
- "Dabney Stuart", Southern writers: a new biographical dictionary, Editors Joseph M. Flora, Amber Vogel, Bryan Albin Giemza, LSU Press, 2006, ISBN 9780807131237