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William Olsen Member Member since 2024

I am a writer of poetry and criticism.

Poetry

William Olsen is the author of five poetry collections, TechnoRage (Northwestern University Press,), Sand Theory (Northwestern UP), Avenue of Vanishing (Northwestern UP), Trouble Lights Northwestern UP), Vision of a Storm Cloud (Northwestern UP), and The Hand of God and a Few Bright Flowers (University of Illinois Press). He was coeditor with Jack Ridl of Poetry in Michigan/Michigan in Poetry (New Issues Press) and with Sharon Bryan of Planet on the Table: Poets on the Reading Life (Sarabande Books). Olsen has been a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Location:
Kalamazoo, MI

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2026

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