Miller Williams
Stanley Miller Williams (born April 8, 1930 in Hoxie , Arkansas , † January 1, 2015 in Fayetteville , Arkansas) was an American poet and university professor . As an author, translator and editor, he has published more than 35 books - poetry and prose - and has received several awards for his poetic work.
biography
The son of Ernest Burdette and Ann Jeanette Miller Williams grew up in Arkansas, where he attended Hendrix College in Conway . He earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro ; During this time he published his first collection of poems Et Cetera . At the University of Arkansas he completed his studies in zoology in 1952 with a master's .
Williams taught at various universities, first biology, later English literature. In 1970 he returned to the University of Arkansas to work on the faculty of English and creative writing. In 1980 he helped found the University of Arkansas Press , of which he was director for almost 20 years.
Williams has received several awards for his poetic work. As an introduction to his second term as President of the United States, Bill Clinton invited Williams in 1997 to read from his poem "Of History and Hope".
Williams died on January 1, 2015 at the age of 84 from complications from Alzheimer's disease . He left behind his wife Jordan and three children, including the singer Lucinda Williams .
Web links
- Literature by and about Miller Williams in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Miller Williams: Reading the inaugural poem at Bill Clinton's second inauguration on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Miller Williams on poetryfoundation.org (English)
- ↑ a b c d e Miller Williams on poets.org (English)
- ^ A b c d Campbell Robertson: Miller Williams, Plain-Spoken Arkansas Poet, Dies at 84 . Obituary in the New York Times , January 2, 2015 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Williams, Miller |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Stanley Miller (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poet, university professor, translator, and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hoxie (Arkansas) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 2015 |
| Place of death | Fayetteville, Arkansas |