Delbert Davis

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Delbert Hugh Davis (1883-1965) was the seventh poet laureate of Oklahoma, appointed in 1963 by Governor Henry Bellmon.^[1] Davis was for a time associated with a notable group of writers based in Fallis, Oklahoma.^[2] Davis primarily earned his living through farming and ranching, and he self-published his only book, Pipe Dreams, in 1952.^[1]

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1 2 Holliday, Shawn (2015). The Oklahoma Poets Laureate: A Sourcebook, History, and Anthology. Norman, OK: Mongrel Empire Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 9780990320432.
↑ Morris, John Wesley (1977). Ghost Towns of Oklahoma. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 51. ISBN 9780806114200.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Holliday, Shawn (2015). The Oklahoma Poets Laureate: A Sourcebook, History, and Anthology. Norman, OK: Mongrel Empire Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 9780990320432.

[2] Morris, John Wesley (1977). Ghost Towns of Oklahoma. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 51. ISBN 9780806114200.

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