William Fuller (born 1953) is a U.S. poet born in

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. He received his bachelor's degree ''

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'' in English from

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in 1975. In 1983, Fuller received a Ph.D. in English from the

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, writing his dissertation on

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. He published his first full-length book, ''byt,'' with the Oakland, CA-based publisher O Books in 1989. Some of Fuller's other books include ''The Sugar Borders'' (1993), ''Aether'' (1998), ''Sadly'' (2003), ''Watchword'' (2006), ''Three Replies'' (2008),Barque Press: Three Replies publication page
/ref> and ''Hallucination'' (2011). Some of Fuller's chapbook publications include ''The Coal Jealousies'' (1987), ''The Central Reader'' (1998), ''Three Poems'' (2000), ''Roll'' (2000), ''Avoid Activity'' (2003), ''Dry Land'' (2007), and ''Three Replies'' (2008). A biographical note published in ''Sadly'' calls attention to Fuller's twenty years of employment at The

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, where he is senior vice president and chief fiduciary officer.

Selected bibliography

*''byt'' (1989) (Scalapino's Press, O books) *''Sadly'' (2003) (Chicago: Flood Editions) *''Watchword''(2006) (Chicago, IL: Flood Editions) *''Dry Land'' (2007)(Cambridge, UK: Equipage) *''Three Replies'' (2009)(London, UK: Barque) *''Hallucination'' (2011) (Chicago, IL: Flood Editions)

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External links

University of Chicago: Poem Present
audio and video recordings of Fuller's reading at the University of Chicago October 30–31, 2003. Includes his lecture "A Restatement of Trysts"

by poet

William Allegrezza William (Bill) Allegrezza (born 1974 in Jackson, Mississippi) is a poet, fiction writer, translator, and critic. He editMoria Booksand teaches at Indiana University Northwest. He has published eighteen poetry books; eleven chapbooks, including ' ...

William Fuller / Four Poems
Four poems by Fuller published December 2010 in the on-line magazine ''Dear Navigator'': "Blood Red Roses", "For Dally Kimoko", "Remembering What I (Should) Know", and "Zombieland"

a "micro"-review that is a quick and illuminating glimpse into Fuller's poetics, by poet and Louis Zukofsky scholar / biographer

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*http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2011/05/rare-william-fuller-interview-posted-on-flood-editions/?woo
The Grounds Of Trust in William Fuller's "Watchword"
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