Bottoms, David
Variant namesDavid Bottoms was born in Canton, Georgia, in 1949. He was educated at Mercer University, West Georgia College, and Florida State University, where he received his PhD. His first book, SHOOTING RATS AT THE BIBB COUNTY DUMP, was chosen by Robert Penn Warren for the 1979 Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. He has followed this early success with numerous poetry collections as well as two novels. In 2000, Governor Roy Barnes appointed him Georgia Poet Laureate. He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he continues to teach in the English department at Georgia State University and act as founding co-editor of the literary journal FIVE POINTS.
From the description of David Bottoms papers, [ca. 1973-1992]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78631900
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| creatorOf | Bottoms, David. Office files of The American Poetry Review, 1980-1996. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Bottoms, David. David Bottoms papers, [ca. 1973-1992]. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| referencedIn | University of Georgia. Literary roots in Georgia, 1985 [videorecording]. | ||
| creatorOf | Beattie, Ann. Ann Beattie papers [manuscript], 1998-2007. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Antioch Review mss., 1940-2007 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | WPBA (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.). The southern voice videotapes, 1984. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives |
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