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Stephen Dunn is the author of eleven collections of poetry including Walking Light, published by BOA in 2001. Among his awards are the Oscar Blumenthal Award from Poetry magazine and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. In 1996, Dunn received an Academy Award in Literature from The American Academy of Arts and Letters. He teaches writing and literature at the Richard Stockton College and resides in Port Republic, New Jersey. For more information about Stephen Dunn, visit www.stephendunnpoet.com

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