Walt McDonald
American poet and former professor (born 1934)
Walter Robert McDonald (born July 18, 1934, died January 22, 2022, in Lubbock, Texas) was an American poet and former professor.[1][2][3][4] He served as Poet Laureate of Texas in 2001. In May 2002, he retired from Texas Tech University as "Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of English" and "Poet in Residence".
Career
After graduating from Texas Technological College and service in the United States Air Force in Vietnam, McDonald received a PhD from the University of Iowa.
McDonald's 23 books of poetry—published by Harper & Row (now HarperCollins) and university presses such as Ohio State; Notre Dame; Massachusetts; Pittsburgh; Texas Christian; Texas Tech—include Faith Is A Radical Master, 'Night Landing,' and A Thousand Miles of Stars.[5] Before joining the faculty at Texas Tech University, he was a pilot in the Air Force and also taught at the Air Force Academy.
Some of his experiences as a pilot are reflected in his verses.
References
- ^ Texas Tech University Press - The Waltz He Was Born For: An Introduction to the Writing of Walt McDonald
- ^ Walter McDonald: An Inventory of His Papers, 1945-2003 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
- ^ McDonald Home Page
- ^ Walt McDonald – Abilene Christian University
- ^ Two Poems by Walter McDonald
External links
- Author papers at Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
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- Lexie Dean Robertson (1939-1941)
- Nancy Richey Ranson (1941-1943)
- Dollilee Davis Smith (1943-1945)
- David Riley Russell (1945-1947)
- Aline B. Carter (1947-1949)
- Carlos Ashley (1949-1951)
- Arthur M. Sampley (1951-1953)
- Mildred Lindsey Raiborn (1953-1955)
- Pierre Bernard Hill (1955-1957)
- Margaret Royalty Edwards (1957-1959)
- J. V. Chandler (1959-1961)
- Lorena Simon (1961)
- Marvin Davis Winsett (1962)
- Gwendolyn Bennett Pappas (1963)
- Jenny Lind Porter (1964-1965)
- Bessie Maas Rowe (1966)
- William. E. Bard (1967)
- Kathryn Henry Harris (1968)
- Anne B. Marely (1969-1970)
- Robby K. Mitchell (1970-1971)
- Terry Fontenot (poet) (1971-1972)
- Mrs. Clark Gresham (1972-1973)
- Violette Newton (1973-1974)
- Lila Todd O'Neil (1974-1975)
- Ethel Osborn Hill (1975-1976)
- Florice Stripling Jeffers (1976-1977)
- Ruth Carruth (1977-1978)
- Patsy Stodghill (1978-1979)
- Dorothy B. Elfstroman (1979-1980)
- Weems S. Dykes (1980-1981)
- William D. Barney (1982-1983)
- Ruth E. Reuther (1987-1988)
- Vassar Miller (1988-1989)
- Mildred Vorpahl Baass (1993-1995)
- James Hoggard (2000)
- Walter McDonald (2001)
- Jack Elliott Myers (2003)
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- Red Steagall (2006)
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- Larry D. Thomas (2008)
- Paul Ruffin (2009)
- Karla K. Morton (2010)
- David M. Parsons (2011)
- Jan Seale (2012)
- Rosemary Catacalos (2013)
- Dean Young (2014)
- Carmen Tafolla (2015)
- Laurie Ann Guerrero (2016)
- Jenny Browne (2017)
- Carol Cofee Reposa (2018)
- Carrie Fountain (2019)
- Emmy Pérez (2020)
- Cyrus Cassells (2021)
- Lupe Mendez (2022)
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