My poet is Stanley Plumly who is linked to Tess Gallagher by time period. Both were born within four years of each other, Plumly in 1939, Gallagher in 1943. Plumly's collections of poetry range from 1970-2013. Those of Gallagher are from 1976 to 2006. Gallagher makes use of imagery and metaphor in accessible free-verse poems. Plumly writes lyrical free-verse poetry about nature and his family that are fairly easy for his audience to understand.
Stanley Plumly was born into a blue-collar family and grew up in rural Ohio and Virginia. He married, then divorced Deborah Digges and now teaches English at the University of Maryland. His poetry focuses on history, family, nature, and his own childhood. He uses his own background as an symbol for universals between all people.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/stanley-plumly
Much of Plumly's work revolves around his dad who drank himself to death. It also touches upon the abusive relationship between father and mother, with his mom as a passive character watching her husband's self-destruction. Though, his poetry is has won many awards, Plumly also writes nonfiction.
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/103
Stanley Plumly was born into a blue-collar family and grew up in rural Ohio and Virginia. He married, then divorced Deborah Digges and now teaches English at the University of Maryland. His poetry focuses on history, family, nature, and his own childhood. He uses his own background as an symbol for universals between all people.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/stanley-plumly
Much of Plumly's work revolves around his dad who drank himself to death. It also touches upon the abusive relationship between father and mother, with his mom as a passive character watching her husband's self-destruction. Though, his poetry is has won many awards, Plumly also writes nonfiction.
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/103