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Larry Levis

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Larry Patrick Levis (September 30, 1946 – May 8, 1996) was an American poet. [1]

36 relations: Academy of American Poets, Bachelor's degree, Blackbird (journal), California State University, Fresno, Christopher Buckley (poet), Creative writing, David St. John, Doctor of Philosophy, Donald Justice, Fresno, California, Fulbright Program, Grape, Guggenheim Fellowship, Mexicans, Murray Gell-Mann, National Endowment for the Arts, National Poetry Series, Philip Booth (poet), Philip Levine (poet), Pitt Poetry Series, Richmond, Virginia, San Joaquin Valley, Selma, California, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Stanley Kunitz, Stephen Dunn, Syracuse University, Tractor, University of Iowa, University of Missouri, University of Pittsburgh Press, University of Utah, Vine, Virginia Commonwealth University, W. D. Snodgrass, Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers.

Academy of American Poets

The Academy of American Poets is a national, member-supported organization that promotes poets and the art of poetry.

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Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years (depending on institution and academic discipline).

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Blackbird (journal)

Blackbird is an online journal of literature and the arts based in the United States that posts two issues a year, May 1 and November 1.

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California State University, Fresno

California State University, Fresno (commonly referred to as Fresno State) is a public research university in Fresno, California.

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Christopher Buckley (poet)

Christopher Buckley (born 1948) is an American poet.

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Creative writing

Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics.

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David St. John

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Donald Justice

Donald Justice (August 12, 1925 – August 6, 2004) was an American poet and teacher of writing.

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Fresno, California

Fresno (Spanish for "ash tree") is a city in California, United States, and the county seat of Fresno County.

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Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs whose goal is to improve intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.

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Grape

A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.

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Guggenheim Fellowship

Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts".

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Mexicans

Mexicans (mexicanos) are the people of the United Mexican States, a multiethnic country in North America.

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Murray Gell-Mann

Murray Gell-Mann (born September 15, 1929) is an American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles.

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National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.

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National Poetry Series

The National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program.

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Philip Booth (poet)

Philip Edmund Booth (October 8, 1925 – July 2, 2007) was an American poet and educator; he has been called "Maine's clearest poetic voice.".

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Philip Levine (poet)

Philip Levine (January 10, 1928 – February 14, 2015) was an American poet best known for his poems about working-class Detroit.

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Pitt Poetry Series

The Pitt Poetry Series, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, is one of the largest and best known lists of contemporary American poetry.

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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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San Joaquin Valley

The San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies south of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River.

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Selma, California

Selma is a city in Fresno County, California.

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Southern Pacific Transportation Company

The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1998 that operated in the Western United States.

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Stanley Kunitz

Stanley Jasspon Kunitz (July 29, 1905May 14, 2006) was an American poet.

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Stephen Dunn

Stephen Dunn (born 1939) is an American poet and educator.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse University (commonly referred to as Syracuse, 'Cuse, or SU) is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States.

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Tractor

A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver at a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction.

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University of Iowa

The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa.

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University of Missouri

The University of Missouri (also, Mizzou, or MU) is a public, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri.

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University of Pittsburgh Press

The University of Pittsburgh Press is a scholarly publishing house and a major American university press, part of the University of Pittsburgh.

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University of Utah

The University of Utah (also referred to as the U, U of U, or Utah) is a public coeducational space-grant research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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Vine

A vine (Latin vīnea "grapevine", "vineyard", from vīnum "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners.

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university located in Richmond, Virginia.

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W. D. Snodgrass

William De Witt Snodgrass (January 5, 1926 – January 13, 2009) was an American poet who also wrote under the pseudonym S. S. Gardons.

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Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers

The MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College is the oldest low-residency creative writing Master of Fine Arts program in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Levis

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