William Stobb
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Life
He was born in Little Falls, MinnesotaLittle Falls, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,719 people , 3,197 households, and 1,899 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,232.5 people per square mile . There were 3,358 housing units at an average density of 536.2 per square mile...
, graduated from the University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
and the University of Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
. He teaches at Viterbo University
Viterbo University
Viterbo University is a Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States in the Diocese of La Crosse.-History:...
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His work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Colorado Review, American Literary Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Denver Quarterly.
His monthly column on poetry and poetics, “Hard to Say”, is podcast by miPOradio. He co-curates with David Krump, a monthly reading series at The Pump House Regional Arts Center. He works as Associate Editor for Conduit.
He is scheduled for a panel for the 2010 Association of Writers & Writing Programs
Association of Writers & Writing Programs
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is a literary organization whose mission is "to foster literary talent and achievement, to advance the art of writing as essential to a good education, and to serve the makers, teachers, students, and readers of contemporary writing."-Members:AWP...
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He lives in La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485...
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Awards
- 1994 Academy of American Poets' Thomas McGrath Award
- 2000 Nevada Arts Council Poetry Fellowship
- 2006 National Poetry SeriesNational Poetry SeriesThe National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program.Every year since 1979 it has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry...
Works
- "Absentia"; "Natural History", The Offending Adam 001.2, 2010
- "In a Mountain Pasture "; "Some Purple"; "Release"; "In/and", Jacket 35, 2008
- "Pointless Channel"; "I Struggle to Live in Harmony / with the Forms", Pistol Magazine, March 7, 2008 University of Nevada. University of Nevada.
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