Born in Fresno, California, he was educated at California State University, Fresno, where he studied with poet Philip Levine, and at the University of Iowa, receiving an M.F.A. in 1974.[1] He is the author of nine books of poetry, including Study for the World's Body: New and Selected Poems (1994), No Heaven (1985), and Hush (1976), as well as a volume of essays, interviews and reviews entitled Where the Angels Come Toward Us. His most recent work is The Last Troubadour (Ecco, 2017).
His awards include the Discover/The Nation prize, the James D. Phelan Prize, the Rome Prize fellowship in literature, and the O.B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize (2001), a career award for teaching and poetic achievement. He has also received several National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships (1976, 1984, 1994) a Guggenheim Fellowship (1994), and a grant from the Ingram Merrill Foundation.[2] His work has been published in many literary magazines, including The New Yorker,Paris Review,Poetry,American Poetry Review,Antaeus,Harper's, and The New Republic, and has been widely anthologized. St. John was judge for the 2009 Cider Press Review Book Award.
Poetry.LA's video of David St. John's reading at Red Hen Press/Annenberg Community Beach House poetry series, 8/18/09.
February 25, 2023
david, john, intelligence, officer, used, pseudonym, howard, hunt, born, july, 1949, american, poet, bornjuly, 1949fresno, californiaoccupationpoet, professornationalityamericanspouseanna, journey, contents, biography, works, poetry, limited, editions, prose, . For the intelligence officer who used David St John as a pseudonym see E Howard Hunt David St John born July 24 1949 is an American poet David St JohnBornJuly 24 1949Fresno CaliforniaOccupationpoet professorNationalityAmericanSpouseAnna Journey Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Poetry 2 2 Limited Editions 2 3 Prose 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBorn in Fresno California he was educated at California State University Fresno where he studied with poet Philip Levine and at the University of Iowa receiving an M F A in 1974 1 He is the author of nine books of poetry including Study for the World s Body New and Selected Poems 1994 No Heaven 1985 and Hush 1976 as well as a volume of essays interviews and reviews entitled Where the Angels Come Toward Us His most recent work is The Last Troubadour Ecco 2017 His awards include the Discover The Nation prize the James D Phelan Prize the Rome Prize fellowship in literature and the O B Hardison Jr Poetry Prize 2001 a career award for teaching and poetic achievement He has also received several National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships 1976 1984 1994 a Guggenheim Fellowship 1994 and a grant from the Ingram Merrill Foundation 2 His work has been published in many literary magazines including The New Yorker Paris Review Poetry American Poetry Review Antaeus Harper s and The New Republic and has been widely anthologized St John was judge for the 2009 Cider Press Review Book Award St John has taught creative writing at Oberlin College and Johns Hopkins University He currently teaches in the English Department at University of Southern California in Los Angeles where he serves as Chair and is one of the founding members of the USC PhD in Creative Writing amp Literature 1 In 2017 he was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets 3 He is married to the poet Anna Journey and lives in Venice California Works EditPoetry Edit Hush 1976 The Shore 1980 No Heaven 1985 Terraces of Rain An Italian Sketchbook 1991 Study For The World s Body New and Selected Poems 1994 National Book Award Finalist In the Pines Lost Poems 1972 1997 1999 The Red Leaves of Night 1999 Prism 2002 with photographs by Lance Patigian The Face A Novella in Verse 2004 The Auroras 2012 The Window 2014 The Last Troubadour Selected and New Poems 2017 In the high country 2011 Limited Editions Edit For Lerida 1973 The Olive Grove 1980 A Folio of Lost Worlds 1981 The Man in the Yellow Gloves 1985 The Orange Piano 1987 Peruvian Portals with mezzotint engravings by artist Holly Downing 2013 Prose Edit Where the Angels Come Toward Us Selected Essays Reviews and Interviews 1995 References Edit a b USC College Faculty Department of English David St John 2008 04 21 Archived from the original on 2008 04 21 Retrieved 2020 05 18 Poets Academy of American About David St John Academy of American Poets poets org Retrieved 2020 05 18 David St John Poets orgExternal links Edit 1 St John s poem Iris 1991 2 Archived 2008 05 08 at the Wayback Machine Cortland Review interview 1999 by Charles Harper Webb 3 David St John interviewed by Jackson Browne March 1999 Poetry LA s video of David St John s reading at Red Hen Press Annenberg Community Beach House poetry series 8 18 09 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David St John amp oldid 1020153571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
