William Olsen (born Omaha, Nebraska) is an American poet.
Life He was raised in Park Forest, Illinois.
His poems and essays have appeared in Chicago Review, "Crazyhorse", "Gettysburg Review", "The Kenyon Review", "The Nation", The New Republic, Paris Review, "Poetry", "Poetry Northwest", Southern Review, TriQuarterly, and elsewhere. He teaches at Western Michigan University, and the MFA Program at Vermont College.
Awards 2005 Guggenheim Fellowship Breadloaf Fellowships National Endowment of the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship Nation/Discovery Award The Texas Institute of Arts Award
Works
"Infinity", Ploughshares, Spring 2004
Editor
Anthologies
References
External links William Olsen, Poets.org "The Spirit Behind the Letter", Poetry Santa Cruz "In Praise of Darkness: An Exchange ", Blackbird, Fall 2007 "Noah Gordon reviews", Jacket 19, October 2002