Leon Stokesbury Explained
Leon Stokesbury (1945 Oklahoma City – November 13, 2018[1]) was an American poet.
Life
He graduated from the University of Arkansas with an MFA, and earned his Ph.D. at Florida State University. He taught creative writing at Georgia State University.[2]
Awards
- 1999 National Endowment for the Arts Grant
- 1998 Poets' Prize
- 1990 Robert Frost Fellowship in Poetry from the Breadloaf Writers Conference
- 1992 Distinguished Georgia Poet of the Year Award
- 1985 Porter Prize
Works
Anthologies
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=Tl9KNKvGjfkC&q=Leon+Stokesbury&pg=PA165. Evening's End. The Best American Poetry 1997. James Tate . David Lehman. Simon and Schuster. 1997. 978-0-684-81452-0 .
- Book: The Morrow anthology of younger American poets. Dave Smith . David Bottoms . David Bottoms . Quill. 1985. 978-0-688-03450-4.
Editor
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Leon Stokesbury . Legacy.com . 5 September 2020.
- Web site: Department of English | People . 2009-09-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091114195003/http://english.gsu.edu/people.php?req=stokesbury . 2009-11-14 .