Stephen Dobyns was born in Orange, New Jersey, and is the celebrated author of thirteen collections of poems known for their deep exploration of themes that are both delightful and terrifying. Trained as a journalist, he has twenty remarkable novels to his credit, ten of which are mysteries set in Saratoga Springs, and two of which have been made into films. He has published many essays, reviews, and reportage, received numerous awards, and taught at more than a dozen colleges and universities, including the University of Iowa and Warren Wilson College. Dobyns lives in Westerly, Rhode Island.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Mrs. Brewster’s Second Grade Class Picture , poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2012–2013
- Three Poems, poetry, in Fall 2009