Alan Williamson Biography
Alan Williamson is the author of numerous books of poetry, literary criticism, and translation. He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Davis, and teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.
Alan Williamson Age / Birthday
As of 2024, Williamson is 79 years old, he was born in 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States of America. He manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday. However, we will update information about his Birth date once it’s available.
Alan Williamson Height / Measurements
Williamson is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
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Alan Williamson Education
He earned a BA at Haverford College and a PhD at Harvard University, where he studied with Robert Lowell.
Alan Williamson Career
Alan Williamson is the author of numerous books of poetry, literary criticism, and translation. He has authored various poetry collections, such as “The Pattern More Complicated: New and Selected Poems” (2004), “Res Publica” (1998), and “Love and the Soul” (1995). Through his lyric poetry, he delves into the confluence of public and personal landscapes.
Williamson’s critical writings encompass works like “Almost a Girl: Male Writers and Female Identification” (2001), “Eloquence and Mere Life: Essays on the Art of Poetry” (1994), and “Pity the Monsters: The Political Vision of Robert Lowell” (1974).
His accolades include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, along with a grant from the Massachusetts Arts Council. Having taught at prestigious institutions like the University of Virginia, Harvard University, and Brandeis University, Williamson became a faculty member at UC Davis in 1983. A collection of his papers is housed in the university library.
Alan Williamson Net Worth
Through Williamson’s career as an Author, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 1.5 Million.
Alan Williamson Books
- Almost a Girl: Male Writers and Female Identification 2001
- Pity the Monsters: The Political Vision of Robert Lowell 1974
- Introspection and Contemporary Poetry 1984
- Westernness 2006
- Eloquence and Mere Life: Essays on the Art of Poetry 1994
- Love and the Soul 1995
- The muse of distance 1988
- Dante and the Night Journey 2023
- Res Publica 1998
- The Pattern More Complicated 2004
- Presence: Poems 1983
- Franciscan Notes 2019
- Tongariro and Taupo Walks 1985
- Macaberesque: A Journey Into Contemporary Gothic: 4 Plays 1991
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