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 Alan Stephenson, born February 1, 1959, is an American poet and engineer.

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

His poems have 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.

His second collection, Wall of Sound, was published in 2022 [6] [7] Several of his poems have also appeared in formal poetry anthologies. [7]   He has edited Pulsebeat Poetry Journal, an on-line journal of poetry with a strong musical element, since 2021. [8] [9]

In engineering, Stephenson was an expert on metal cutting and machine tools who worked at General Motors, Third Wave Systems, D3 Vibrations, the University of Michigan, Fusion Coolant Systems, and Ford. [10] [11]  He is best known for the reference work Metal Cutting Theory and Practice, which he co-authored with John S. Agapiou. He also published a number of technical papers in engineering journals and was the inventor or co-inventor on several US patents. [12] [13] He received a number of awards for his engineering work, from both the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); these include the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award in 1994, [14] the ASME Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award in 1994, [15] and the ASME/SME  M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal in 2004. [16] He was elected to the SME College of Fellows in 2009. [17] He retired from engineering in 2022. [7]

He lives in Detroit, Michigan.

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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 [18]

References

  1. Stephenson, David (2008). Rhythm and Blues. University of Evansville Press. ISBN   978-0930982652.
  2. "The Formalist 2001". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  3. "Electronic Poetry Center".
  4. "Pivot 53-- Order here". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  5. "Slant | Poets & Writers". Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  6. Stephenson, David (October 18, 2022). Wall of Sound. Kelsay Books. ISBN   978-1-63980-213-5.
  7. 1 2 3 "David Stephenson". Poets & Writers. September 25, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  8. "Pulsebeat Poetry Journal". Pulsebeat Poetry Journal. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  9. "Pulsebeat Poetry Journal". duotrope.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  10. Stephenson, D. A.; Agapiou, J. S. (March 24, 2016). Metal Cutting Theory and Practice (3rd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN   978-1-4665-8753-3.
  11. "Merchant Medal Winner Joins Third Wave Systems - SUPERCOMPUTING NEWS". www.supercomputingonline.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  12. Stephenson, David. "David A. Stephenson's research while affiliated with Ford Motor Company and other places". ResearchGate.
  13. "Google Patents". patents.google.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  14. "Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award". SME. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  15. "Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award". www.asme.org. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  16. "M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal of ASME/SME". www.asme.org. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  17. "College of Fellows". SME. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  18. "Book Review of Rhythm and Blues by David Stephenson".