Stan Rice
Stan Rice (born November 7, 1942 in Dallas , Texas , † December 9, 2002 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) was an American poet and painter .
Life
Stan Rice was born in 1942 to Stanley and Margarete Rice. His siblings included a brother, Larry Rice, and two sisters, Nancy Rice Diamond and Cynthia Rice Rogers. He was the husband of the writer Anne Rice , with whom he became the father of two children: a daughter, Michelle (born September 21, 1966, † August 5, 1972), and a son, the writer Christopher Rice (born 1978).
Rice was Professor of English and Creative Writing and Assistant Director of the Poetry Center at San Francisco State University . Until 1989 he was also chairman of the creative writing department there.
After Rice retired in 1988, he devoted himself entirely to writing and painting.
He died of a brain tumor on December 9, 2002 at the age of 60 . He was buried in the Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.
useful information
- Stan Rice served as an external role model for the vampire Lestat, invented by his wife Anne Rice.
- His eight collections of poetry include Some Lamb , in which he processes and expresses his grief over the death of his daughter Michelle, who died of leukemia at the age of five .
Works
Poetry collections
- Some Lamb , 1975
- Whiteboy , 1976
- Body of Work, 1983
- Singing Yet: New and Selected Poems , 1992
- Fear Itself , 1997
- The Radiance of Pigs , 1999
- Red of the Rind , 2002
- False Prophet , 2003 (published posthumously)
Further
- Paintings, 1997
Awards
- 1977: Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Academy of American Poets for Whiteboy
- 1997: Joseph Henry Jackson Award
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rice, Stan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poet and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 2002 |
| Place of death | New Orleans |