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Walker Dabney Stuart III (born November 4, 1937 Richmond, Virginia) is an American poet. [1]

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He graduated from Davidson College, with a BA in English in 1960, and from Harvard University, with an MA in English in 1962. [2] He is professor emeritus of English at Washington and Lee University. [3] His work appeared in Poetry, [4] Shenandoah, Southern Review, and Yale Review.

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  2. Stalling, Mary Bartram. "Dabney Stuart (1937– )." Encyclopedia Virginia. Ed. Brendan Wolfe. 17 June 2009
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