Herbert S. Scott (February 8, 1931 – February 12, 2006) was an

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and founding editor of the literary

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, which he started in 1996. Scott's poems appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies. He is the author of the poetry collection ''Disguises'' (

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Press, 1974), ''Groceries'' (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1976), ''Durations'' (

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Press, 1984), and ''Sleeping Woman'' (

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Press, 2005). A collection of selected poems, ''The Other Life'', was published by Carnegie Mellon University Press in 2010. Scott was the recipient of fellowships from the

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and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. Scott earned a

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from

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in 1964 and a

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from the

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in 1966. He served as an instructor of English at Southeast Missouri State College from 1966 to 1968 and as a

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of English at

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from 1968 to 2004.

Works

''Disguises'' (

Press, 1974)
''Groceries'' (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1976)
''Durations'' (

Press, 1984)
''Sleeping Woman'' (

Press, 2005)
''The Other Life'' (

Press, 2010)

References

2006 deaths 1931 births 20th-century American poets {{US-poet-1930s-stub