3 Quotes & Sayings By Stedman Graham

Born in 1941, Stedman Graham is a literary and cultural critic, poet and novelist. He is the author of six books of verse, including the poetry collections The Case for Reading (Pantheon Books, 1996), The Ugly American (Pantheon Books, 2002), and The King's Jest (Brazos Press, 2007). His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals. He was the founding poet-in-residence at the New York Public Library and was a Guggenheim Fellow Read more

His poem "On the Shortness of Life" was chosen by the editors of Poetry for their "Best of 2008" anthology. Graham is currently professor emeritus at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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The idea of being able to serve as an example, based upon how to process, how to think, how to realize our own dreams, we can pass that down to our children. Stedman Graham
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Most people are defined by their titles, their cars, their house, where they came from, their color, their race, their religion. And so it's up to you to take control of your own life and define you. As long as you understand who you are and you have a solid foundation of understanding what your talents are, what your skills are. Stedman Graham