William Virgil Davis
Encyclopedia
William Virgil Davis is an American poet
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He has published poems in Poetry, The Nation, The Hudson Review, The Georgia Review, The Hopkins Review
, The Gettysburg Review, The New Criterion, The Sewanee Review, The Atlantic Monthly, Denver Quarterly, and Shenandoah, among others. He has also published several books of literary criticism, as well as critical essays in numerous periodicals. He is Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence at Baylor University
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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 has published poems in Poetry, The Nation, The Hudson Review, The Georgia Review, The Hopkins Review
The Hopkins Review
The Hopkins Review is a quarterly academic journal that publishes fiction, poetry, memoirs, essays on literature, drama, film, the visual arts, music, dance, and reviews of books in all these areas, as well as reviews of performances and exhibits. The original Hopkins Review was a literary...
, The Gettysburg Review, The New Criterion, The Sewanee Review, The Atlantic Monthly, Denver Quarterly, and Shenandoah, among others. He has also published several books of literary criticism, as well as critical essays in numerous periodicals. He is Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence at Baylor University
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
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Awards
- 1979 Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize
- 1984 Calliope Press Chapbook Prize
- 2009 New Criterion Poetry Prize
Works
- BITTERROOT: INTERNATIONAL POETRY QUARTERLY TENTH ANNIVERSARY, Menke Katz (editor-in-chief), VOLUME X NUMBER 4 ISSUE 40, SUMMER 1972
- The Ohio Poem, Hudson Review, Spring1982, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p69-70, 2p
- Artful Dodge, Issue 26/27 (1994)
- THE BRIDGE: A JOURNAL OF FICTION & POETRY VOLUME, Jack Zucker (editor), 6 NUMBER 2 FALL / WINTER 1997
- FOUR QUARTERS, John J. Keenan(editor), VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2, SECOND SERIES FALL, 1994
- A visit to Manafon, The New Criterion, April 1997
- Deserter; A Corpse in Gloves; Tracks, The Courtland Review, Issue Four, August 1998
- Courtyard looking toward Artemis from the west cloister, The New Criterion, December 2001
- SPECIAL ISSUE: POETRY TOUR GUIDE U.S. 62, Pudding 44, Summer 2002, 54 pages
- The Staying, Leaves, and The Singing, , The Gettsburg Review, Autumn Spring 2002
- The Other, AGNI 59, 2004
- A Vision in Late Afternoon, The Gettsburg Review, Autumn 2005
- Morning; Seasons; Sentinel, Webber The Contemporary West, Spring/Summer 2006, Volume 22.3
- Photographs; Weather Report; The Writer, Webber The Contemporary West, Fall 2008, Volume 25.1
Books
- The Dark Hours, which won the Calliope Press Chapbook Prize
- Winter Light
- Landscape and Journey