Background

Watson, Robert Winthrop was born on December 26, 1925 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of Winthrop and Laura Berdan (Trimble) Watson.

Education

Bachelor, Williams College, 1946. Postgraduate, University Zurich, 1947. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins, 1950.

Doctor of Philosophy in English, Johns Hopkins, 1955.

Career

Instructor English, Williams College, 1946, 47-48, 52-53; Instructor English, Johns Hopkins, 1950-1952; member of faculty, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, since 1953; Professor of English, U. North Carolina, 1963-1990. Visiting poet, Professor of English California State University, Northridge, 1968-1969.

Achievements

• Some of Watson’s awards and honors include: the American Scholar Poetry Prize (1959), a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship (1974-1975), and the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award (1977).

Works

Works Gallery

• book

  • A Paper Horse: Poems

    (His first book of poems.)

  • Christmas in Las Vegas
  • Lily Lang

    (Book by Robert watson)

  • Three Sides of a Mirror

    (Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition bou...)

  • Three sides of the mirror : a novel.
  • Advantages of Dark
  • The Pendulum: New and Selected Poems
  • Advantages of dark;: Poems
  • Night Blooming Cactus: Poems
  • Lily Lang

Connections

Married Elizabeth Ann Rean, January 12, 1952. Children: Winthrop, Caroline.

father:

Winthrop Watson

mother:

Laura Berdan (Trimble) Watson

spouse:

Elizabeth Ann Rean

child:

Winthrop Watson

child:

Caroline Watson