Di Piero, W. S.
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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Di Piero, W. S.
Date of birth
1945-12-03
Place of birth
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Place of residence/headquarters
San Francisco (Calif.)
Field of activity
Poetry Essays Translations Education
Associate group
Stanford University
Occupation
Poets Essayists Translators College teachers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Author's Country of survivors, 1974.
- Author's Early light, 1985:CIP t.p. (W.S. Di Piero) data sheet (b. 12/3/45)
- A world in one cubic foot, 2012:p. 203 (W. S. Di Piero; male; poet, essayist, translator; lives in San Francisco)
- Poetry Foundation WWW site, Dec. 3, 2012(W.S. Di Piero; b. 1945 in Philadelphia; prof. emeritus of English at Stanford Univ.)
Wikipedia description:
William Simone Di Piero is an American poet, translator, essayist, and educator. He has published ten collections of poetry and five collections of essays in addition to his translations. In 2012 Di Piero received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for his lifetime achievement; in making the award, Christian Wiman noted, "He’s a great poet whose work is just beginning to get the wide audience it deserves."
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