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'Miller Williams' (born April 8, 1930) is an American contemporary poet, as well as a translator and editor. He has authored over twenty-five books and won several awards for his poetry. His accomplishments have been chronicled in ''Arkansas Biography''. However, he is perhaps best known for reading a poem at President Clinton's 1997 inauguration.
Williams was born in Hoxie, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas, earning his bachelor's degree in biology from Arkansas State College, before completing a M.S. at the University of Arkansas in 1952. He taught in several universities in various capacities, first as a professor of biology and then of English literature. He is currently a professor emeritus of literature at the University of Arkansas. His most well-known poem is called "The Shrinking Lonesome Sestina," which displays the complicated form beautifully.
Miller received the 1963-64 Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship, and he won the 1991 Poets' Prize for his collection ''Living on the Surface''.
He is the father of Lucinda Williams, a three-time Grammy Award winning country music, folk, and rock singer, named "America's best songwriter" by ''TIME'' magazine in 2002.
★ ''Patterns of Poetry'', 1986, Louisiana State University Press
★ Farnsworth, Elizabeth. Jan. 16, 1996. Interview with Miller Williams. American Poetry/PBS Online Newshour. [1]
★ Rosenthal, Harry. Jan 20, 1997. "Poet Addresses Inaugural Event." ''Washington Post''. [2]
★ "Miller Williams." 2003. Entry in ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Gale.
★ Burns, Michael (ed.) 1991. ''Miller Williams and the Poetry of the Particular''. Columbia, Mo: University of Missouri Press.
★ Correspondence and other materials. ''Miller Williams Collection, 1950-1995''. Fayetteville, Ar: University of Arkansas Libraries, Special Collections Division, Manuscript Collection 1387. http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/findingaids/todd.html
Williams was born in Hoxie, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas, earning his bachelor's degree in biology from Arkansas State College, before completing a M.S. at the University of Arkansas in 1952. He taught in several universities in various capacities, first as a professor of biology and then of English literature. He is currently a professor emeritus of literature at the University of Arkansas. His most well-known poem is called "The Shrinking Lonesome Sestina," which displays the complicated form beautifully.
Miller received the 1963-64 Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship, and he won the 1991 Poets' Prize for his collection ''Living on the Surface''.
He is the father of Lucinda Williams, a three-time Grammy Award winning country music, folk, and rock singer, named "America's best songwriter" by ''TIME'' magazine in 2002.
| Contents |
| Books |
| Sources |
| Further reading |
Books
★ ''Patterns of Poetry'', 1986, Louisiana State University Press
Sources
★ Farnsworth, Elizabeth. Jan. 16, 1996. Interview with Miller Williams. American Poetry/PBS Online Newshour. [1]
★ Rosenthal, Harry. Jan 20, 1997. "Poet Addresses Inaugural Event." ''Washington Post''. [2]
★ "Miller Williams." 2003. Entry in ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Gale.
Further reading
★ Burns, Michael (ed.) 1991. ''Miller Williams and the Poetry of the Particular''. Columbia, Mo: University of Missouri Press.
★ Correspondence and other materials. ''Miller Williams Collection, 1950-1995''. Fayetteville, Ar: University of Arkansas Libraries, Special Collections Division, Manuscript Collection 1387. http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/findingaids/todd.html
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