Nancy Willard (1936–2017)
Author of A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers
About the Author
Nancy Willard was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on June 26, 1936. She received a bachelor's degree in 1958 and a Ph.D in 1963 from the University of Michigan and a master's degree from Stanford University. She taught at Vassar College in the English department from 1965 until 2012. She published more show more than 70 books during her lifetime including collections of poetry, children's books, collections of short stories, novels, essays, and criticism. In 1982, she received the Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. She died from natural causes on February 19, 2017 at the age of 80. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: 2004 Eric Lindbloom
Series
Works by Nancy Willard
Testimony of the Invisible Man; William Carlos Williams, Francis Ponge, Rainer Maria Rilke, Pablo Neruda. (1970) 7 copies
Dogstar Man [short fiction] 4 copies
The merry history of a Christmas pie : with a delicious description of a Christmas soup (1974) 2 copies
Positive Relations @ School (& Elsewhere): Legal Parameters & Positive Strategies to Address Bullying & Harassment (2014) 2 copies
In His Country 2 copies
A New Herball 1 copy
Associated Works
Poetry Speaks Expanded: Hear Poets Read Their Own Work from Tennyson to Plath (2007) — Contributor — 151 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 7, March 1981 — Contributor — 3 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Willard, Nancy Margaret
- Birthdate
- 1936-06-26
- Date of death
- 2017-02-19
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Place of death
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- coronary and pulmonary arrest
- Places of residence
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- Education
- University of Michigan (BA, PhD)
Stanford University (MA) - Occupations
- essayist
novelist
poet
teacher - Relationships
- Lindbloom, Eric (husband)
- Organizations
- Vassar College (lecturer)
- Awards and honors
- Michigan Author Award (1994)
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Discussions
Child goes on adventure with talking cat and flying horse in Name that Book (August 2013)
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1980s (1)
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Statistics
- Works
- 71
- Also by
- 18
- Members
- 4,650
- Popularity
- #5,428
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 115
- ISBNs
- 195
- Languages
- 4
- Favorited
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