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Copper Canyon Press is deeply saddened to share the news that Dean Young, former Texas poet laureate, William Livingston Chair of Poetry for University of Texas, and renowned educator, has passed away at the age of 67 at Good Samaritan hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dean Young. 1955 –. 2022. Read poems by this poet. Dean Young was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania, on July 18, 1955. He received his MFA in creative writing from Indiana University. His books of poems include Solar Perplexus (Copper Canyon Press, 2019); Shock by Shock (Copper Canyon Press, 2015); Bender: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon ...
In an interview with Suzanne Parker, poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Dean Young, author of eleven books of poetry, talks about instability, transgression, a...
Romanticism 101. By Dean Young. Then I realized I hadn’t secured the boat. Then I realized my friend had lied to me. Then I realized my dog was gone. no matter how much I called in the rain. All was change. Then I realized I was surrounded by aliens. disguised as orthodontists having a convention.
Aug 31, 2022 · Dean Young, former Texas poet laureate, William Livingston Chair of Poetry for University of Texas and educator, has died. He was 67. In a tribute, Copper Canyon Press Young noted that he "was known for his linguistic agility and off-kilter humor, and he had an enormous influence on contemporary poetry....
Poet Dean Young was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and received his MFA from Indiana University. Recognized as one of the most energetic, influential poets writing today, his numerous collections of poetry include Strike Anywhere (1995), winner of the Colorado Prize for Poetry; Skid (2002), finalist...
Recognized as one of the most energetic, influential poets writing today, his numerous collections of poetry include Strike Anywhere (1995), winner of the Colorado Prize for Poetry; Skid (2002), finalist for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize; Elegy on Toy Piano (2005), finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Primitive Mentor (2008), shortlisted for the ...
