Stephen Dunn
Encyclopedia
Stephen Dunn is an American poet
. Dunn has written fifteen collections of poetry. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
for his 2001 collection, Different Hours and has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Dunn completed his B.A. in English at Hofstra University
and his M.A. in creative writing at Syracuse University
. He has taught at Wichita State University
, University of Washington
, Columbia University
, University of Michigan
, Princeton University
, and at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
Dunn had earlier lived in Port Republic, New Jersey
, and now spends time at homes in Ocean City, New Jersey
, and his wife's hometown of Frostburg, Maryland
.
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...
. Dunn has written fifteen collections of poetry. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. However, special citations for poetry were presented in 1918 and 1919.-Winners:...
for his 2001 collection, Different Hours and has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Dunn completed his B.A. in English at Hofstra University
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
and his M.A. in creative writing at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
. He has taught at Wichita State University
Wichita State University
Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
, University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, and at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
Dunn had earlier lived in Port Republic, New Jersey
Port Republic, New Jersey
Port Republic is a city located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 1,115....
, and now spends time at homes in Ocean City, New Jersey
Ocean City, New Jersey
Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is the principal city of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cape May County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 11,701...
, and his wife's hometown of Frostburg, Maryland
Frostburg, Maryland
Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census...
.
External links
- Interview with Stephen Dunn for The Cortland Review.
- Author Interview for CommonLine.
- Author interview for Guernica Magazine (Guernicamag.com)
- Article on Dunn winning the 2001 Pulitzer Prize
- Stephen Dunn biography
- Audio: Stephen Dunn reads "Talk to God" from the book What Goes On (via poemsoutloud.net)