William Virgil Davis

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William Virgil Davis
Born1940 (age 83–84)
Ohio, U.S.
OccupationPoet
Alma mater Ohio University

William Virgil Davis (born 1940) 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. [1]

Biography

William Virgil Davis was born in the United States of America in 1940, in Ohio. He studied at Ohio University. He has lived and taught in Austria, Denmark and Wales for extended periods of time.

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Poetry

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List of poems
TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collected
The gardens of the Villa D'Este2023Davis, William Virgil (February 2023). "The gardens of the Villa D'Este" . Commonweal. 150 (2): 59.

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References

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  2. ↑ "William Virgil Davis". Poets & Writers. August 29, 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  3. ↑ "The Ohio Poem; At the Ruins". The Hudson Review. 1982-04-15. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  4. ↑ "Artful Dodge - Back Issues: Gallery". Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
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  6. ↑ "Gettysburg Review". 3.gettysburg.edu. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "AGNI Online: AGNI 59 Table of Contents". Bu.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  8. ↑ "Gettysburg Review". Public.gettysburg.edu. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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