William Stobb


William Stobb is an American poet and professor. He is the author of the National Poetry Series selection, Nervous Systems, Absentia, and You Are Still Alive as well as three chapbooks.

Life

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, 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 Conference.
He lives in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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