Miller Williams | |
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Born | Stanley Miller Williams April 8, 1930 Hoxie, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | January 1, 2015 Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. | (aged 84)
Occupation | Poet, translator, publisher |
Nationality | United States |
Miller Williams (April 8, 1930 – January 1, 2015) was an American contemporary poet, as well as a translator and editor. He wrote over 25 books and won several awards for his poetry. He was perhaps best known for reading a poem at President Clinton's 1997 inauguration. One of his best-known poems was "The Shrinking Lonesome Sestina."
Williams suffered from spina bifida.[1] He died in Fayetteville, Arkansas from Alzheimer's disease, aged 84.