William Olsen
William Olsen (born Omaha, Nebraska) is an American poet.
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William Olsen
- Born
- 1954 · Omaha.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- poet · editor
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- English
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Life
He was raised in Park Forest, Illinois. His poems and essays have appeared in Chicago Review, "Crazyhorse", "Gettysburg Review", "The Kenyon Review", "The Nation", The New Republic, Paris Review, "Poetry", "Poetry Northwest", Southern Review, TriQuarterly, and elsewhere. He teaches at Western Michigan University, and the MFA Program at Vermont College.
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* * • "Infinity", Ploughshares, Spring 2004 * * * *
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• 2005 Guggenheim Fellowship • Breadloaf Fellowships • National Endowment of the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship • Nation/Discovery Award • The Texas Institute of Arts Award
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