Miller Williams
April 08, 1930 – January 01, 2015
Countries:
USA
Place of Birth:
Hoxie, Arkansas, U.S.
Place of Death:
Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.
Stanley Miller Williams (April 8, 1930 – January 1, 2015) was an American contemporary poet, as well as a translator and editor. He produced over 25 books and won several awards for his poetry. His accomplishments were chronicled in Arkansas Biography. He is perhaps best known for reading a poem at President Clinton's 1997 inauguration. One of his best-known poems is "The Shrinking Lonesome Sestina."