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Fred Marchant

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Fred Marchant
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Fred Marchant is an American poet, and Professor of English and Literature at Suffolk University.[1] He is the director of both the Creative Writing program and The Poetry Center at Suffolk University.

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Life

In 1970, he became one of the first officers of the US Marine Corps to be honorably discharged as a conscientious objectors in the Vietnam War.[2]

He is the author of four books of poetry, of which Tipping Point was the winner of the 1993 Washington Prize in poetry. He is a graduate of Brown University, and earned a PhD from The University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought.[2]

He lives in Arlington, MA.

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Published works

Full-length poetry collections

  • Tipping Point The Word Works, 1993, ISBN 9780915380305; 2013, ISBN 9780915380862
  • Full Moon Boat Graywolf Press, 2000, ISBN 9781555973117
  • House on Water, House in Air 2002, ISBN 9781901233872
  • The Looking House Graywolf Press, 2009, ISBN 9781555975289

References

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