William Bronk Poems

Bronk was born nearby in fort edward and educated at dartmouth. William bronk february 17 1918 february 22 1999 was an american poetfor his book life supports 1981 he won the national book award for poetry.

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Bronk was born in a house on lower main street in fort edward new york.

William bronk poems. Poem william bronk the world. This essay first appeared in talisman houses william bronk in the twenty first century. For the 1981 collection.

Willian bronk was an american poet born 17 february 1918 died 22 february 1999. Browse through william bronks poems and quotes. He had an older brother sherman who died young and two older sisters jane and betty.

He lived in the family home a victorian house and managed the business a retail fuel and building supply firm that he inherited from his father from 1945 until the mid 1970s. 3 poems of william bronk. Reading his poetry makes me want to work harder on the substance of my own if that makes sense.

William attended dartmouth college arriving there at the age. William m bronk was a graduate of dartmouth college and spent most of his life in his home in hudson falls washington county new york. For the 1981 collection life supports he won the national book award for poetry.

New assessments edited by edward foster and burt kimmelman. He had an older brother sherman who died young and two older sisters jane and betty. William bronk was born in a house on lower main street in fort edward new york.

I love to open the big book of william bronk poems life supports and read one at randomit doesnt matter which one shows up because they all release the same bracing smell and parch of stone the same chill of stone in the shade. Compared than reading shakespeares poetry or whitman it feels more like the destination to me. Still i rise the road not taken if you forget me dreams annabel lee.

As michael heller remarks in the new york times book review bronks poetry. He was also a veteran of world war ii and a businessman. His poetry has appeared in american poetry review the paris review and tlr.

William bronk february 17 1918 february 22 1999 was an american poet. Ive loved reading bronk. In poems that have often been compared to those of wallace stevens william bronk investigates the nature of consciousness time and space and the poetic fictions that will suffice in an age of disbelief and uncertainty.

William bronk february 17 1918 february 22 1999 was an american poet. William bronk spent all his life in upstate new york in the small town of hudson falls. After teaching at union college for a brief period he took over the family business of bronk coal and lumber after his fathers early death.

William bronk february 17 1918 february 22 1999 was an american poet.

All Together Now By William Bronk On Oak Knoll