Background
Sward, Robert Stuart was born on June 23, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Irving Michael and Gertrude (Huebsch) Sward.
(Much-Married Writer tells all in new novel. Guggenheim Aw...)
Much-Married Writer tells all in new novel. Guggenheim Award-winner Robert Sward tells the story of that rarity, a five-times married, one-woman man. Calling up the social-sexual history of the times, journalist Noah Newmark re-visits the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s and the spouses with whom he shared those decades, in an all-out effort to keep his fifth and current marriage alive. Author of Four Incarnations, New And Selected Poems; and best-seller The Toronto Islands, Canada; Robert Sward's A Much-Married Man is his first full-length novel. Set in Northern California... Good clean dirty sex... a comedy of manners.
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From street-gang punk, to navy recruit, to rent-a-Santa, a collection of poems celebrating the possibilities of the individual.
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Sward, Robert Stuart was born on June 23, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Irving Michael and Gertrude (Huebsch) Sward.
Bachelor with honours, University Illinois, 1956. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1958. Postgraduate, Bristol University, England, 1961.
Postgraduate, Middlebury College, Vermont, 1960.
Instructor English Connecticut College, New London, 1958-1959. Writer-in-residence Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1962-1964, University Iowa, 1967-1968. Assistant professor English/writer-in-residence University Victoria (British Columbia), 1969-1973.
Editor/publisher Soft Press, Victoria, 1970-1979. Radio broadcaster Canada Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, 1979-1984. Technical writer Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), Santa Cruz, California, 1987-1989.
Writer-in-residence extension program University California, since 1988. Writer-in-residence Cabrillo College, Aptos, California, since 1988. Visiting poet creative writing program University California, Santa Cruz, since 1992.
Writer in the schools Ontario Arts Council, Toronto, 1979-1984, Cultural Council, Santa Cruz, since 1984. Consultant to publications. Book reviewer Toronto Star, others.
( From street-gang punk, to navy recruit, to rent-a-Santa...)
(A short anthology of six contemporary mid-career poets: B...)
(Much-Married Writer tells all in new novel. Guggenheim Aw...)
Teacher Oak Bay Senior Citizens, Victoria, 1973-1974. Editor, advisor Jazz Press, Poet Santa Cruz Publications, 1985-1987. With United States Navy, 1951-1954.
Member League of Canada Poets, Writers Union of Canada (newsletter editor 1983-1984), National Writers Union.
Life partner Gloria K. Alford. Children: Cheryl, Barbara, Michael, Hannah, Nicholas.