Catherine Davis

For other people named Katherine Davis, see Katherine Davis (disambiguation).
Catherine Davis
Born1924
Minneapolis, MN
Died2002

Catherine Davis (1924–2002) was an American poet. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[1] she studied poetry with J. V. Cunningham at the University of Chicago, and, at Stanford University, with Yvor Winters, graduating in 1951.[2] Davis received her bachelor's degree from George Washington University in 1961, at the age of 37, and subsequently joined the University of Iowa's prestigious creative writing program.[1] The poet Donald Justice, whom she met while at Iowa, was a lifelong champion of her work.[1] UCLA poet Edgar Bowers compared her work favorably to that of Dorothy Parker.[1] Davis held the Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing at Stanford.[3] She taught at several universities.

Davis died in 2002 of complications related to Alzheimer's disease. She died intestate, leaving the copyrights to her works in limbo.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Haven, Cynthia (2008-04-22). "Versed in school of hard knocks, poet to get posthumous homage on campus". Stanford News. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  2. ^ "Iambics in Limbo". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  3. ^ "Catherine Davis". LAVENDER REVIEW. Retrieved 2019-04-04.