Wesley McNair

Wesley McNair (born 1941) is an American poet, writer, editor, and professor. He has authored 10 volumes of poetry, most recently, ''Lovers of the Lost: New & Selected Poems'' ([http://www.godine.com/ Godine], 2010), ''The Lost Child: Ozark Poems'' (Godine, 2014), ''The Unfastening'' ([http://www.godine.com/ Godine], 2017), and ''Dwellers in the House of the Lord'' ([http://www.godine.com/ Godine], 2020). He has also written three books of prose, including a memoir, ''The Words I Chose: A Memoir of Family and Poetry'' (Carnegie Mellon "Poets in Prose" Series, 2013). In addition, he has edited several anthologies of Maine writing, and served as a guest editor in poetry for the 2010 Pushcart Prize Annual.

A New Hampshire native who has lived for many years in Mercer, Maine, McNair received his undergraduate degree from Keene State College and has earned two degrees from Middlebury College, an MA in English, and an M.Litt. in American literature. He has also studied American literature, art, and history at Dartmouth College, sponsored by a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship. As of 2018, McNair is professor emeritus and writer in residence at the University of Maine at Farmington. Provided by Wikipedia