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'''Herbert S. Scott''' (February 8, 1931 &ndash; February 12, 2006) was an [[Poetry of the United States|American poet]] and founding editor of the literary [[New Issues Press]], which he started in 1996. Scott's poems appeared widely in [[Literary magazine|literary journals]] and anthologies. He is the author of the poetry collection ''Disguises'' ([[University of Pittsburgh]] Press, 1974), ''Groceries'' (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1976), ''Durations'' ([[Louisiana State University]] Press, 1984), and ''Sleeping Woman'' ([[Carnegie Mellon University]] Press, 2005). A collection of selected poems, ''The Other Life'', will be published by Carnegie Mellon University Press in 2010. Scott was the recipient of fellowships from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs.<ref name="obituary">{{cite web |url=http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2006/02/027.html |title=WMU News - Herbert S. Scott obituary |work= |accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
'''Herbert S. Scott''' (February 8, 1931 &ndash; February 12, 2006) was an [[Poetry of the United States|American poet]] and founding editor of the literary [[New Issues Press]], which he started in 1996. Scott's poems appeared widely in [[Literary magazine|literary journals]] and anthologies. He is the author of the poetry collection ''Disguises'' ([[University of Pittsburgh]] Press, 1974), ''Groceries'' (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1976), ''Durations'' ([[Louisiana State University]] Press, 1984), and ''Sleeping Woman'' ([[Carnegie Mellon University]] Press, 2005). A collection of selected poems, ''The Other Life'', was published by Carnegie Mellon University Press in 2010. Scott was the recipient of fellowships from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs.<ref name="obituary">{{cite web |url=http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2006/02/027.html |title=WMU News - Herbert S. Scott obituary |work= |accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>


Scott earned a [[bachelor's degree]] from [[California State University, Fresno|Fresno State College]] in 1964 and a [[master's degree]] from the [[University of Iowa]] in 1966. He served as an [[Professor|instructor]] of English at [[Southeast Missouri State College]] from 1966 to 1968 and as a [[professor]] of English at [[Western Michigan University]] from 1968 to 2004.
Scott earned a [[bachelor's degree]] from [[California State University, Fresno|Fresno State College]] in 1964 and a [[master's degree]] from the [[University of Iowa]] in 1966. He served as an [[Professor|instructor]] of English at [[Southeast Missouri State College]] from 1966 to 1968 and as a [[professor]] of English at [[Western Michigan University]] from 1968 to 2004.
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''Durations'' ([[Louisiana State University]] Press, 1984)<br />
''Durations'' ([[Louisiana State University]] Press, 1984)<br />
''Sleeping Woman'' ([[Carnegie Mellon University]] Press, 2005)<br />
''Sleeping Woman'' ([[Carnegie Mellon University]] Press, 2005)<br />
''The Other Life'' ([[Carnegie Mellon University]] Press, 2010
''The Other Life'' ([[Carnegie Mellon University]] Press, 2010)<br />


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:00, 26 February 2020

Herbert S. Scott (February 8, 1931 – February 12, 2006) was an American poet and founding editor of the literary New Issues Press, which he started in 1996. Scott's poems appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies. He is the author of the poetry collection Disguises (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1974), Groceries (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1976), Durations (Louisiana State University Press, 1984), and Sleeping Woman (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2005). A collection of selected poems, The Other Life, was published by Carnegie Mellon University Press in 2010. Scott was the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs.[1]

Scott earned a bachelor's degree from Fresno State College in 1964 and a master's degree from the University of Iowa in 1966. He served as an instructor of English at Southeast Missouri State College from 1966 to 1968 and as a professor of English at Western Michigan University from 1968 to 2004.

Works

Disguises (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1974)
Groceries (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1976)
Durations (Louisiana State University Press, 1984)
Sleeping Woman (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2005)
The Other Life (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2010)

References

  1. ^ "WMU News - Herbert S. Scott obituary". Retrieved 2009-07-08.