William Stobb is an American poet and professor. He is the author of the National Poetry Series selection, Nervous Systems (Penguin 2007), Absentia (Penguin 2011), and You Are Still Alive (42 Miles Press 2019) as well as three chapbooks.

Life

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William Stobb was born in Little Falls, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of North Dakota and the University of Nevada. He teaches at University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.

His work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Colorado Review, American Literary Review, North Dakota Quarterly,[1] Kenyon Review, and Denver Quarterly. He creates audio art that can be heard on SoundCloud.

He is Associate Editor of Conduit, a literary magazine based in St. Paul. He was chair of the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission from 2014-2017. His monthly column on poetry and poetics, “Hard to Say”, was podcast by miPOradio from 2004-2010.

He has presented at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference.[2]

He lives in La Crosse, Wisconsin.[3][4]

Awards

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Bibliography

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Poetry collections

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  • Nervous Systems. Penguin Books. 2007. ISBN 978-0-14-311199-3.
  • Absentia. Penguin Books. 2011. ISBN 0143120182.
  • You Are Still Alive. 42 Miles Press. 2019. ISBN 1732851107.

Poetry chapbooks

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  • For Better Night Vision: Poems. Reno: Black Rock. 2001. University of Nevada.
  • Artifact Eleven: Desert Poems. Reno: Black Rock. 2010. University of Nevada.

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