David Stephenson (poet)

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David Stephenson
Occupation
  • Poet
  • engineer
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Wisconsin
Notable awards Richard Wilbur Award (2007)

David Stephenson is an American poet and engineer.

He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in engineering. [1]

Contents

His work has appeared in California Quarterly, Edge City Review, The Formalist, [2] Hellas, [3] The Lyric, Pivot, [4] and Slant. [5] His seminal work, Rhythm and Blues, won the Richard Wilbur Award in 2007; this compelling work focused on post-industrial Americana, largely drawn from his Rust Belt upbringing.

He lives in Detroit, Michigan.

Awards

Works

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 [6]

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References

  1. Stephenson, David (2008). Rhythm and Blues. ISBN   978-0930982652.
  2. "The Formalist 2001". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  3. "Electronic Poetry Center".
  4. "Pivot 53-- Order here". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  5. "Slant | Poets & Writers". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  6. "Book Review of Rhythm and Blues by David Stephenson".