He was also a veteran of World War II and a businessman. After teaching at Union College for a brief period, he took over the family business of Bronk Coal and Lumber after his father's early death. He ran it for 30 years in Hudson Falls, New York.
William Bronk was born in 1918 in a house on Lower Main Street in Fort Edward, New York. He had an older brother, Sherman, who died young, and two older sisters, Jane and Betty. Their mother was a homemaker and their father ran his business, Bronk Coal and Lumber, in Hudson Falls. The children all attended local public schools. Bronk attended Dartmouth College for higher education, being admitted at age 16. He took graduate classes at Harvard for another semester. He said later that he "decided I couldn't take any more of that."[2]
Bronk was drafted into the Army soon after the United States entered World War II. After serving as a private, he was admitted to OCS, and was commissioned as an officer after completion of the program. He was honorably discharged from the Army in October 1945.
He first taught English at Union College, Schenectady, New York. He left Union in June 1946 and returned to Hudson Falls. During the latter half of 1946, he completed work on The Brother in Elysium. In January 1947 Bronk took over management of the Bronk Coal and Lumber Company, which he had inherited in 1941 when his father died unexpectedly. Although he intended this work to be temporary, he ran the business for 30 years, retiring in 1978.
Bronk said that the poems emerged in his mind as he went through the business of the day. When one was ready, he put it on paper, working in longhand rather than at a typewriter. As his manuscripts attest, he seldom rewrote or modified a poem once he wrote it on paper.
The Cage of Age (poems), Talisman House (Hoboken, NJ), 1996.
Life Supports (poems), Talisman House (Hoboken, NJ), 1997.
All of What We Loved (poems), Talisman House (Hoboken, NJ), 1998.
Some Words (poems), Talisman House (Hoboken, NJ), 1998.
Metaphor of Trees and Last Poems, Talisman House (Hoboken, NJ), 1999.
Estival: The Keepsakes Collection, Richard A. Carella, Publisher (Hudson Falls, New York), 2011.
Bursts of Light: The Collected Later Poems, Talisman House (Hoboken, NJ), 2012.
Essays
The New World, Elizabeth Press, 1974.
The Brother in Elysium, Elizabeth Press, 1980.
Vectors and Smoothable Curves, North Point Press (San Francisco, CA), 1983, new edition, Talisman House (Hoboken, NJ), 1997.
Referencesedit
^ ab"National Book Awards – 1982". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-07. (With essay by Scott Challener from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.)
^"William Bronk Biography". Famous poets and poems.
Modern American Poetry, English Dept. University of Illinois
"William Bronk in New York : Harriet Staff : Harriet the Blog". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
"POETSWEDNESDAY & More: Call For Papers on William Bronk". Wednesdaypoet.typepad.com. 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
"William Bronk in New York". Burtkimmelman.com. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
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william, bronk, february, 1918, february, 1999, american, poet, book, life, supports, 1981, national, book, award, poetry, born, 1918, february, 1918fort, edward, yorkdied22, february, 1999, 1999, aged, hudson, falls, yorkoccupationpoetnationalityamericangenre. William Bronk February 17 1918 February 22 1999 was an American poet For his book Life Supports 1981 he won the National Book Award for Poetry 1 William BronkBorn 1918 02 17 17 February 1918Fort Edward New YorkDied22 February 1999 1999 02 22 aged 81 Hudson Falls New YorkOccupationPoetNationalityAmericanGenrePoetry EssayNotable awardsNational Book Award 1982He was also a veteran of World War II and a businessman After teaching at Union College for a brief period he took over the family business of Bronk Coal and Lumber after his father s early death He ran it for 30 years in Hudson Falls New York Contents 1 Life and work 1 1 Selected bibliography 2 References 3 External linksLife and work editWilliam Bronk was born in 1918 in a house on Lower Main Street in Fort Edward New York He had an older brother Sherman who died young and two older sisters Jane and Betty Their mother was a homemaker and their father ran his business Bronk Coal and Lumber in Hudson Falls The children all attended local public schools Bronk attended Dartmouth College for higher education being admitted at age 16 He took graduate classes at Harvard for another semester He said later that he decided I couldn t take any more of that 2 Bronk was drafted into the Army soon after the United States entered World War II After serving as a private he was admitted to OCS and was commissioned as an officer after completion of the program He was honorably discharged from the Army in October 1945 He first taught English at Union College Schenectady New York He left Union in June 1946 and returned to Hudson Falls During the latter half of 1946 he completed work on The Brother in Elysium In January 1947 Bronk took over management of the Bronk Coal and Lumber Company which he had inherited in 1941 when his father died unexpectedly Although he intended this work to be temporary he ran the business for 30 years retiring in 1978 Bronk said that the poems emerged in his mind as he went through the business of the day When one was ready he put it on paper working in longhand rather than at a typewriter As his manuscripts attest he seldom rewrote or modified a poem once he wrote it on paper William Bronk died Monday February 22 1999 3 Selected bibliography edit PoetryLight and Dark Origin Press 1956 2nd edition Elizabeth Press 1975 The World the Worldless New Directions 1964 The Empty Hands Elizabeth Press 1969 That Tantalus Elizabeth Press 1971 Utterances The Loss of Grass Trees Water The Unbecoming of Wanted and Wanter Burning Deck 1972 To Praise the Music Elizabeth Press 1972 Looking at It Sceptre Press 1973 A Partial Glossary Two Essays Elizabeth Press 1974 The Stance Graywolf Press 1975 Silence and Metaphor Elizabeth Press 1975 Finding Losses Elizabeth Press 1976 The Meantime Elizabeth Press 1976 My Father Photographed with Friends and Other Pictures Elizabeth Press 1976 Twelve Losses Found Grosseteste 1976 That Beauty Still Burning Deck 1978 Life Supports New and Collected Poems North Point Press San Francisco CA 1981 winner of the National Book Award 1 Light in a Dark Sky William Ewert 1982 Careless Love and Its Apostrophes Red Ozier Press 1985 Manifest And Furthermore North Point Press San Francisco CA 1987 Death Is the Place poems North Point Press San Francisco CA 1989 Living Instead poems North Point Press San Francisco CA 1991 Some Words poems Asphodel Press Mount Kisco NY 1992 The Mild Day poems Talisman House Hoboken NJ 1993 Our Selves poems Talisman House Hoboken NJ 1994 Selected Poems selected by Henry Weinfield New Directions Publishing New York NY 1995 The Cage of Age poems Talisman House Hoboken NJ 1996 Life Supports poems Talisman House Hoboken NJ 1997 All of What We Loved poems Talisman House Hoboken NJ 1998 Some Words poems Talisman House Hoboken NJ 1998 Metaphor of Trees and Last Poems Talisman House Hoboken NJ 1999 Estival The Keepsakes Collection Richard A Carella Publisher Hudson Falls New York 2011 Bursts of Light The Collected Later Poems Talisman House Hoboken NJ 2012 EssaysThe New World Elizabeth Press 1974 The Brother in Elysium Elizabeth Press 1980 Vectors and Smoothable Curves North Point Press San Francisco CA 1983 new edition Talisman House Hoboken NJ 1997 References edit a b National Book Awards 1982 National Book Foundation Retrieved 2012 04 07 With essay by Scott Challener from the Awards 60 year anniversary blog William Bronk Biography Famous poets and poems William Bronk Biography Famouspoetsandpoems com Retrieved 2012 06 10 External links editWilliam Bronk Biography New York Times obituary Thomas Lisk William Bronk s Path Among the Forms Jacket Magazine site David Clippinger Neither Us nor Them Poetry Anthologies Canon Building and the Silencing of William Bronk The Argotist Online 36 Poems read by William Bronk audio files at PENNsound site recorded in Hudson Falls New York on October 13 1978 Obituary Electronic Poetry Center includes remembrances by Robert Creeley and Burt Kimmelman William Bronk Exhibit at Modern American Poets website An Interview with William Bronk ArtZar William Bronk Papers 1908 1999 archived at Columbia University William Bronk Exhibit The Poetry Foundation Modern American Poetry English Dept University of Illinois William Bronk in New York Harriet Staff Harriet the Blog The Poetry Foundation Retrieved 2012 06 10 POETSWEDNESDAY amp More Call For Papers on William Bronk Wednesdaypoet typepad com 2011 06 13 Retrieved 2012 06 10 William Bronk in New York Burtkimmelman com Retrieved 2012 06 10 A Faithful Account of Where I Live The Letters of Cid Corman and William Bronk Emilydickinson org Retrieved 2012 06 10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Bronk amp oldid 1129089690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
