David Dodd Lee
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David Dodd Lee is an American
poet
. Lee is the author of six books of poems, Downsides of Fish Culture (New Issues Press
, 1997), Arrow Pointing North (Four Way Books
, 2002), Abrupt Rural (New Issues Press
, 2004), "The Nervous Filaments" (Four Way Books
, 2010) "Orphan, Indiana" ( University of Akron Press
) and "Sky Booths in the Breath Somewhere: The Ashbery Erasure Poems" (2010, BlaxeVox). He has published poems in literary journals and magazines including Field, Denver Quarterly, CutBank, Green Mountains Review, Barrow Street
, Cimarron Review, Sycamore Review, Willow Springs, Quarterly West
, Prairie Schooner, and American Literary Review. Also a fiction writer, his stories have appeared in Green Mountains Review, West Branch, and other literary magazines.
Lee is the editor of SHADE, an annual anthology
published by Four Way Books, and the former editor of Passages North and Third Coast. In addition he has guest edited recent editions of The Laurel Review and Passages North
. He is also the editor of The Other Life, The Selected Poems of Herbert Scott
, forthcoming from Carnegie Mellon in 2010. Together with Donna Munro, he is editor of Half Moon Bay poetry chapbooks, which has published titles by Franz Wright
and Hugh Seidman
, among others. Lee earned a B.A.
in Painting
in 1986 and a MFA
in Creative Writing
in 1993, both from Western Michigan University
. He is currently a professor of Creative Writing
at Indiana University at South Bend and lives in South Bend, Indiana.
United States
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. Lee is the author of six books of poems, Downsides of Fish Culture (New Issues Press
New Issues Press
New Issues Press is a literary press associated with Western Michigan University. It was founded by poet and Western Michigan University professor Herbert S. Scott...
, 1997), Arrow Pointing North (Four Way Books
Four Way Books
Four Way Books is an American not-for-profit literary press located in New York City, New York, which publishes poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers. It features the work of the winners of national poetry competitions, as well as collections accepted through general...
, 2002), Abrupt Rural (New Issues Press
New Issues Press
New Issues Press is a literary press associated with Western Michigan University. It was founded by poet and Western Michigan University professor Herbert S. Scott...
, 2004), "The Nervous Filaments" (Four Way Books
Four Way Books
Four Way Books is an American not-for-profit literary press located in New York City, New York, which publishes poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers. It features the work of the winners of national poetry competitions, as well as collections accepted through general...
, 2010) "Orphan, Indiana" ( University of Akron Press
University of Akron Press
The University of Akron Press is a non-profit university press that is a part of the University of Akron. Founded in 1988, the Press is currently directed by Thomas Bacher and is a member of Association of American University Presses....
) and "Sky Booths in the Breath Somewhere: The Ashbery Erasure Poems" (2010, BlaxeVox). He has published poems in literary journals and magazines including Field, Denver Quarterly, CutBank, Green Mountains Review, Barrow Street
Barrow Street
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, Cimarron Review, Sycamore Review, Willow Springs, Quarterly West
Quarterly West
Quarterly West is a prominent American literary magazine based at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Stories that have appeared in Quarterly West have been shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize, The Best American Short Stories and the O...
, Prairie Schooner, and American Literary Review. Also a fiction writer, his stories have appeared in Green Mountains Review, West Branch, and other literary magazines.
Lee is the editor of SHADE, an annual anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
published by Four Way Books, and the former editor of Passages North and Third Coast. In addition he has guest edited recent editions of The Laurel Review and Passages North
Passages North
Passages North is an American literary magazine published by the Northern Michigan University. Essays that have appeared in Passages North have been recognized in the anthology, The Best American Essays, on numerous occasions. The magazine was established in 1980. It sponsors the Waasmode Short...
. He is also the editor of The Other Life, The Selected Poems of Herbert Scott
Herbert Scott
Herbert Carnell Scott is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League...
, forthcoming from Carnegie Mellon in 2010. Together with Donna Munro, he is editor of Half Moon Bay poetry chapbooks, which has published titles by Franz Wright
Franz Wright
-Background:Wright graduated from Oberlin College in 1977. He and his father James Wright are the only parent/child pair to have won the Pulitzer Prize in the same category....
and Hugh Seidman
Hugh Seidman
-Life:He has taught writing at the University of Wisconsin, Yale University, Columbia University, the College of William and Mary, The New School.His work appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Harper's, The Paris Review, Virginia Quarterly Review....
, among others. Lee earned a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
in 1986 and a MFA
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
in 1993, both from Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
. He is currently a professor of Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
at Indiana University at South Bend and lives in South Bend, Indiana.
External links
- David Dodd Lee's "Postcard: Cape May" in Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts
- http://www.upne.com/1-884800-05-X.html
- New Issues Press
- Book Review of Downsides of Fish Culture
- Poems at Perihelion
- David Dodd Lee's Blog
- Interview with David Dodd Lee
- http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/449902-Fiction_Book_Reviews_2_22_2010.php Review of The Nervous Filaments in Publisher's Weekly