David Stephenson (poet)
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David Stephenson is an American poet
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He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in engineering.
His work has appeared in California Quarterly, Edge City Review, The Formalist, Hellas, The Lyric, Pivot, and Slant.
He lives in Detroit, Michigan
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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...
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He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
and from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in engineering.
His work has appeared in California Quarterly, Edge City Review, The Formalist, Hellas, The Lyric, Pivot, and Slant.
He lives in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
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Awards
- Margaret Haley Carpenter Prize
- Howard Nemerov Award three-time finalist
- 2007 Richard Wilbur AwardRichard Wilbur AwardThe Richard Wilbur Award is named in honor of the distinguished American poet Richard Wilbur and was established at the University of Evansville under the direction of William Baer. The competition welcomes submissions of unpublished, original poetry collections, and public domain or...
Works
- "Bunker", Able Muse
- Rhythm and Blues University of Evansville Press, January 1, 2008, ISBN 9780930982652
Reviews
This is a book you rush through as if on oiled tracks—and before you know it the ride is over. The joy of the trip is partly due to the straightforwardness of the poems— recognizable situations, narrative and idea easily expressed, lack of complicated rhetorical devices