Authors and Illustrators Database

John Warren Woods

Born: 07/12/1926  Martinsville, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Died: 06/15/1995
Parents: Jefferson Woods, Doris Woods
Spouse: Emily
Children: David Warren, Richard William
Address(es):
Last known
Portage, MI

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Black Marigolds Poetry Adult Gainesville : University Press of Florida 1994
Contemporary Michigan Poetry : Poems From the Third Coast
- Anthology 		Michigan, Poetry Adult Detroit : Wayne State University Press 1988
The Salt Stone: Selected Poems Poetry Adult Seattle, Wash. : Dragon Gate 1985
The Night of the Game, and four other poems Poetry Adult Bloomington, Ind. : Raintree Press 1982
The Valley of Minor Animals Poetry Adult Port Townsend, WA. : Dragon Gate 1982
A Geography of Poets
- Anthology 		Poetry Adult New York : Bantam 1979
Thirty Years on the Force Poetry Adult La Crosse, Wis. : Juniper Press 1977
Striking the Earth Poetry Adult Bloomington : Indiana University Press 1976
Bone Flicker Poetry Adult La Crosse, Wis. : Northeast/Juniper Books 1974
Alcohol Poetry Adult Grand Rapids, Mich. : Pilot Press Books 1973
Turning to Look Back: Poems, 1955-1970 Poetry Adult Bloomington, Indiana University Press 1972
Voyages to the Inland Seas, II : essays and poems
- With Felix Pollak, James Hearst; John Judson, editor. 		Poetry Adult Wisconsin State University at LaCrosse 1972
The Knees of Widows : 5 poems Poetry Adult Kalamazoo, Mich. : Western Michigan University 1971
Keeping Out of Trouble Poetry Adult Bloomington, Indiana University Press 1968
The Cutting Edge Poetry Adult Bloomington, Indiana University Press 1966
On the Morning of Color Poetry Adult Bloomington, Indiana University Press 1961
The Deaths at Paragon, Indiana. Poetry Adult Bloomington, Indiana University Press 1955
Other works:
- Poems, stories, plays, reviews in numerous magazines such as Saturday Review, Kenyon Review, Calliope. Radio dramas broadcasted. 		Poetry
What is the aim or goal of your writing: In an April 22, 1992 article in the Kalamazoo Gazette, he comments: "It's a part of my nature to deal with life in plain and simple terms. Its accessiblity is also what some critics don't like about my writing. They think poets should deal with the eternal verities instead of various images of popular culture. I can't resist it."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Poet

Awards:

Name Date
First poet-in-residence at Western Michigan University 1991
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship 1982
Michigan Individual Artist Grant 1981
First Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award given by Western Michigan University 1978
Distinguished Michigan Artist Award 1978
Award, National Endowment for the Arts 1970
Theodore Roethke Award, Poetry Northwest 1969

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 3rd edition 1993
Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities 1988
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. 1980
Contemporary Authors
Contemporary Poets
Indiana Authors and Their Books
International Who's Who in Poetry
Lincoln Library of Language Arts
Penguin Companion to American Literature
Who's Who in the Midwest
World Authors
Writers Directory

Memberships:

Name Date
Directory of American Poets

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
University of Iowa 1957-1958
Master of Arts (M.A.) Indiana University Bloomington, IN 1954
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Indiana University Bloomington, IN 1949

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Visiting professor, poet-in-residence Purdue University West Lafayette, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1975
Visiting professor University of California at Irvine Irvine 1967-1968
professor
- retired 		Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1965-1992
Associate professor Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1961-1965
Assistant professor Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1955-1961
U.S. Military Service 1944-1946
Other positions:
- Workshops, judged contests, read poetry at hundreds of colleges and universities. Recorded his poetry for Library of Congress, Aural Press.

Other Resources:

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