Background
Garrison, Joseph Marion was born on July 25, 1934 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph Marion and Evelyn (Hawkins) Garrison.
consultant literature educator
Garrison, Joseph Marion was born on July 25, 1934 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph Marion and Evelyn (Hawkins) Garrison.
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College, 1956. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1957, Doctor of Philosophy, 1961.
Instructor English, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1960-1962. Associate Professor of English, Saint Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, North Carolina, 1962-1965. Associate Professor of English, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia, 1965-1970, professor, since 1970, department chairman, since 1982.
Consultant Virginia Poets-in-Pre-Schools, since 1975, Virginia Secondary Schools, since 1978, Virginia Private Schools, since 1978.
Member Poets and Writers.
Married Virginia Bumgardner, July 18, 1958 (divorced 1979). Married Ann Dexter Herron, August 27, 1980 (divorced 1988). Children: Alan Fletcher, Kathryn Paige.