David Graham

  David Graham

 

Education

  • M.F.A. in English, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  • B.A., Dartmouth

 

Current Courses Taught

  • Eng 110: Literature & Composition
  • Eng 200: Topics in Literature: Poetry Aloud
  • Eng 211: Creative Writing/Poetry
  • Eng 213: Creative Writing/Fiction
  • Eng 246: The American Experience
  • Eng 260: Topics in Cultural Identity: Voices from the West Indies
  • Eng 312: Creative Writing Workshop
  • Eng 320: Period Studies: Contemporary Literature
  • Eng 430: Senior Seminar

 

 

 

Awards and Honors

  • Runner-up, Wisconsin Academy Review poetry contest, 2002
  • Poet-in-Residence, The Frost Place, Franconia, New Hampshire, 1996
  • May Bumby Severy Award for excellence in teaching, Ripon College, 1993
  • Winner, Devil’s Millhopper Chapbook Contest, 1989
  • Runner-up, Associated Writing Programs Award Series, 1989
  • Winner, Flume Press Poetry Chapbook Contest, 1986
  • The Washington Prize, Honorable Mention, 1985
  • Margaret Bridgman Scholar in Poetry, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, 1984
  • Academy of American Poets Award, University of Massachusetts, 1980

 

 

Recent Publications and Presentations

Books of poetry:

  • David Graham: Greatest Hits 1975-2000. Pudding House Publications, 2001
  • Stutter Monk. Flume Press, 2000
  • Doggedness. Devil’s Millhopper Press, 1991
  • Second Wind. Texas Tech University Press, 1990
  • Magic Shows. Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 1986
  • Common Waters. Flume Press, 1986

Anthology:

  • After Confession: Poetry as Autobiography. (co-edited with Kate Sontag) Graywolf Press, 2001
  • Poems, reviews and essays also published in a wide variety of anthologies and journals.

 

 

Areas of Interest

  • Creative Writing
  • Poetry
  • American Literature
  • Caribbean Literature
  • Nature Poetry
  • Autobiographical Poetry