Background
Tillinghast, Richard Williford was born on November 25, 1940 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Raymond Charles and Martha (Williford) Tillinghast.
('Today in the Cafe Trieste' brings together new and old w...)
'Today in the Cafe Trieste' brings together new and old work by Richard Tillinghast, author of five books of poetry published in the United States, including the critically acclaimed 'The Stonecutter's Hand.' James Dickey called Tillinghast 'the best poet of the younger generation, and deserving more recognition than most of the poets of the older generation...' His work stands out among contemporary poetry for its focus on history, and for the ease with which it moves back and forth between widely differing poetic idioms. In the early 90s Tillinghast lived for a year with his family in Kinvara, County Galway, and he continues to visit Ireland often. He frequently writes on books and travels for the New York Times.
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Tillinghast, Richard Williford was born on November 25, 1940 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Raymond Charles and Martha (Williford) Tillinghast.
Student, Memphis Academy Art, 1959-1961; Bachelor cum laude, University of South, 1962; Master of Arts in English, Harvard University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy in English, Harvard University, 1970.
Editorial assistant, Sewanee (Tennessee) Review, 1961-1962; editor-in-chief, Let's Go: Harvard Student Guide to Europe, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964-1966; teaching fellow, tutor, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1964-1968; assistant Professor of English,, University of California, Berkeley, 1968-1973; instructor, College of Marin and San Quentin Prison, Kentfield, California, 1976-1979; visiting assistant professor, University of South, Sewanee, 1979-1980; Briggs-Copeland lecturer, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1980-1983; associate Professor of English,, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1983-1992; acting director Master of Fine Arts program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1984-1985; Professor of English, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1992. Poetry consultant Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, Connecticut, since 1982. Director University of Michigan University of Wisconsin summer program in Ireland, 1998.
('Today in the Cafe Trieste' brings together new and old w...)
(Inscribed to George Macbeth by the author: "To George, fr...)
(Book by Tillinghast, Richard)
Member Modern Language Association, Associate Writing Programs, Poetry Society of America, South Atlantic Modern Language Association.
Married Nancy Walton Pringle, July 10, 1965 (divorced 1970). Married Mary Graves, April 21, 1973. Children: Joshua, Julia, Andrew, Charles.