William Stobb

William Stobb (born 1970) is an American poet and author of essays and short fiction.[1] He is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse,[2] and an editor at Conduit magazine and Conduit Books and Ephemera.[3]

Stobb's first poetry collection was a chapbook, For Better Night Vision, published by the Black Rock Press at the University of Nevada.[4][5] His first full-length book, Nervous Systems, was selected by August Kleinzahler for the National Poetry Series, and published by Penguin Books in 2007.[6][7] Absentia (Penguin) and Artifact Eleven: Desert Fragments (Black Rock Press) appeared in 2011.[8][4] In 2018, Stobb's poetry collection You Are Still Alive won the 42 Miles Press poetry prize, and was published in 2019.[9][10]

Stobb's work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Colorado Review, Conduit, Denver Quarterly, DIAGRAM, Kenyon Review, Lit Hub, and Mississippi Review, among other publications.[4] In 2025, his work appeared in the critical anthology Afterlives of the New York School of Poets: An Anthology (Routledge), edited by Angela Ball.[11] Stobb has received poetry awards and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets[12] and the Nevada Arts Council, as well as the Editors' Prize from Spoon River Poetry Review for his poem "A Moment for Authentic Shine."[13] Stobb's short story, "All the Bodies," won the 2019 Zona Gale Award from the Council of Wisconsin Writers for best short story by a Wisconsin author.[2] In 2025, Stobb's critical essay on Michael Heizer's earthwork City appeared in North American Review.[14] Stobb creates audio art that can be heard on SoundCloud.[15] His early podcast, "Hard to Say," was presented by miPOradio from 2004–2010.[16] Stobb has presented at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference.[17]

Stobb was born in Little Falls, Minnesota,[1] and studied at the University of North Dakota and the University of Nevada.[18]

Awards

Bibliography

Poetry collections

  • Nervous Systems. Penguin Books. 2007. ISBN 978-0-14-311199-3.
  • Absentia. Penguin Books. 2011. ISBN 0143120182.
  • You Are Still Alive. 42 Miles Press. 2019. ISBN 1732851107.

Poetry chapbooks

  • For Better Night Vision: Poems. Reno: Black Rock. 2001. University of Nevada.
  • Artifact Eleven: Desert Poems. Reno: Black Rock. 2011. ISBN 1891033549.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) University of Nevada.

References

  1. ^ a b "William Stobb". 42 Miles Press. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  2. ^ a b "William Stobb". University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  3. ^ "About". Conduit. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  4. ^ a b c "William Stobb". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  5. ^ "William Stobb". National Poetry Series. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  6. ^ "Nervous Systems by William Stobb". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  7. ^ "Nervous Systems". National Poetry Series. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  8. ^ "Absentia by William Stobb". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  9. ^ "You Are Still Alive". Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  10. ^ "Professor William Stobb publishes new book of poetry". The Racquet. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  11. ^ "Afterlives of the New York School of Poets: An Anthology". Routledge. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  12. ^ "William Stobb". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  13. ^ "SRPR Editors' Prize Winners". NewPages. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  14. ^ Stobb, William (2025). "Once and Future Kingdoms". North American Review. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  15. ^ "William Stobb". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  16. ^ "Hard To Say With William Stobb". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  17. ^ "AWP- 2010 Conference- Schedule". www.awpwriter.org.
  18. ^ "About". williamstobb.net. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
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