David Clewell
David Clewell (born 1955) is an American poet and creative writing instructor at Webster University. From 2010-2012, he served as the Poet Laureate of Missouri.
Life
Clewell was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1955.[1][2] He graduated from University of Wisconsin with a B.A in English.[3] In 1979, he moved to St. Louis, Missouri and earned an M.F.A. in writing from Washington University.[2] In 1985, Clewell began teaching in the English Department at Webster University.[2][4] A year later, he started the Webster University Visiting Writers Series, which he still coordinates.[3]
As an instructor at Webster University, Clewell teaches courses on 19th- and 20th-century literature, as well as poetry workshops and seminars. In 2010, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon noted that Clewell "has a unique perspective on contemporary American life and the characters and ideas that loom large in our recent history."[3]
Clewell is the author of 7 poetry collections and his work has appeared in over 50 journals and magazines,[3] including Harper's,[5] Poetry,[6][7] The Kenyon Review, The Missouri Review,[8] The Georgia Review, Ontario Review, New Letters, and Yankee. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for poetry seven times.[3]
He was the poet laureate for the state of Missouri, serving until 2012. He passed the poetic torch to Will Trowbridge.[3]
He lives in Webster Groves, Missouri with his wife Patricia.[2][3]
Awards
- Pollak Poetry Prize for Now We're Getting Somewhere
- Lavan Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets
- 1989 National Poetry Series, for Blessings in Disguise
Works
Poems
Poetry Collections
- Room to Breathe. Pentagram Press. 1976. ISBN 978-0-915316-30-4.
- Blessings in Disguise. Penguin Books. 1991. ISBN 978-0-14-058672-5.
- Now We're Getting Somewhere. University of Wisconsin Press. 1994. ISBN 978-0-299-14414-2.
- The conspiracy quartet. Garlic Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0-9643009-2-7.
- Jack Ruby's America. Garlic Press. 2000. ISBN 978-0-9643009-3-4.
- The Low End of Higher Things. University of Wisconsin Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0-299-18574-9.
- Taken Somehow By Surprise. University of Wisconsin Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-299251-14-7.
Anthologies
- "Goodbye Note to Debbie Fuller: Pass It On". I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You: Paired Poems by Men & Women. Simon and Schuster. 1999. ISBN 978-0-689-81341-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editors=ignored (|editor=suggested) (help) - Laure-Anne Bosselaar, ed. (1999). Outsiders: poems about rebels, exiles, and renegades. Milkweed Editions. ISBN 978-1-57131-409-3.
- Billy Collins, ed. (2003). Poetry 180: a turning back to poetry. Random House Trade Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-8129-6887-3.
- New American poets. David R. Godine Publisher. 2005. ISBN 978-1-56792-302-5.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editors=ignored (|editor=suggested) (help)
References
- ^ "David Clewell: Poet Laureate of Missouri" (2011). Webster University News and Events. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "About David Clewell" (2010). StlToday.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gov. Nixon appoints David Clewell Poet Laureate of Missouri" Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (2010). Office of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ "Faculty" Archived 2010-08-10 at the Wayback Machine (n.d.). Webster University English Department. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ "Clewell, David (1955-)" (1994). Harper's Magazine.
- ^ Table of contents. Poetry Magazine (August 1992).
- ^ Table of contents. Poetry Magazine (March 2000).
- ^ "David Clewell" Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (n.d.). The Missouri Review online.
External links
- "DAVID CLEWELL", Poetry Dispatch, No. 263, December 31, 2008
- "Words That Matter: David Clewell", Playback, Kyle Beachy, 16 December 2005
- "Huetato Warrior", YouTube, David Clewell and Benjamin Clewell, 07 November 2009
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
