Fred Marchant is an American poet, and Professor of English and Literature at Suffolk University.[1] He is the director of both the Creative Writing program and The Poetry Center at Suffolk University.

Fred Marchant
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University;
University of Chicago
GenrePoetry

Life

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In 1970, he became one of the first officers of the US Marine Corps to be honorably discharged as a conscientious objectors in the Vietnam War.[2]

He is the author of four books of poetry, of which Tipping Point was the winner of the 1993 Washington Prize in poetry. He is a graduate of Brown University, and earned a PhD from The University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought.[2]

He lives in Arlington, MA.

Published works

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Full-length poetry collections

  • Tipping Point The Word Works, 1993, ISBN 9780915380305; 2013, ISBN 9780915380862
  • Full Moon Boat Graywolf Press, 2000, ISBN 9781555973117
  • House on Water, House in Air 2002, ISBN 9781901233872
  • The Looking House Graywolf Press, 2009, ISBN 9781555975289

References

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  1. ^ "Suffolk University". Suffolk.edu. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  2. ^ a b "Fred Marchant". 29 September 2021.