OLIPHANT, Dave (Edward Davis)

OLIPHANT, Dave (Edward Davis). American, b. 1939. Genres: Poetry, Education, Literary criticism and history. Career: Poet, teacher, editor and translator. University of the Americas, Cholula, Mexico, director of creative writing and trans. workshops, 1975-76; University of Texas at Austin, assistant professor, 1976-78, instructor, 1990-, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, editor of quarterly journal, Library Chronicle, 1979-97; Austin Community College, Austin, TX, part-time instructor of English, 1978-. Publications: POETRY: doubt & REDOUTE, 1962; Brands, 1972; Taking Stock, 1973; Lines & Mounds, 1976; Footprints, 1961-1978, 1978; Austin, 1985; Maria's Poems, 1987; Memories of Texas Towns & Cities, 2000. NONFICTION: Civilization and Barbarism: A Guide to the Teaching of Latin American Literature, 1979; On a High Horse: Views Mostly of Latin American and Texas Poetry, 1983; Texan Jazz, 1996; The Early Swing Era, 1930-1941, 2002. OTHER: (comp., with L. Ramos-Garcia) Washing the Cow's Skull/Lavando la calavera de vaca: Texas Poetry in Translation, 1981; (trans.) Figures of Speech, 1999. EDITOR: Joyce at Texas, 1982; (and author of intro.) Six Women Poets at Texas, 1992; (and author of intro.) Nahuatl to Rayuela: The Latin American Collection at Texas, 1992; The Bebop Revolution in Words and Music, 1994. Address: Connexus, FAC 1, G5500, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]