Charles Gullans (May 5, 1929 – March 30, 1993) was an American poet, bibliographer, and educator. His first book, ''Arrivals and Departures'' ( University of Minnesota Press, 1962), was his most critically acclaimed publication. He published five more poetry collections during his life. He also published translations including ''Last Letters from Stalingrad'' and ''The Wrong Side of the Rug'', and compiled bibliographies of the works of Sir Robert Ayton and J V Cunningham.

Life

Charles Bennett Gullans was born in

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. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1948 and master's degree in 1951 from the University of Minnesota. He completed a doctorate at

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in 1956. He taught briefly at the University of Washington, after which he returned to California. He spent nearly his entire career as a professor of English at the University of California at Los Angeles. Gullans died at UCLA Medical Center of respiratory failure after undergoing surgery for cancer.

Poetry collections

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Translations

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Bibliographies

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References

External sources

Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
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