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Dallas Wiebe

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Dallas Wiebe

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Newton, Kansas
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Mennonite (background/influence)
Residence History
Newton, Kansas → Ann Arbor, Michigan → Madison, Wisconsin → Cincinnati, Ohio

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, professor of English
Active Years
1960-2008
Affiliations
University of Michigan (studies), University of Wisconsin–Madison (faculty), University of Cincinnati (faculty; founder of creative writing program), Cincinnati Poetry Review (co‑founder), Cincinnati Writer's Project (co‑founder)

Education

Bethel College (Kansas)
Liberal Arts
Country: United States
University of Michigan
Graduate studies (English)
Country: United States
Co‑founded the 'John Barton Wolgamot Society' while at Michigan

Awards

Agha Khan Fiction Award
1978
Work: "Night Flight to Stockholm" (short story)
Result: 受賞
Governor's Award for Individual Artist
1998
Organization: State of Ohio
Result: 受賞
Individual Artists Grant (Ohio Arts Council)
Work: Portion of unpublished work 'Slapsticks'
Organization: Ohio Arts Council
Result: 助成
Pushcart Prize
Organization: Pushcart Press
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sonnet

1963 poem

A poem published in The Paris Review.

poetic experimentationlanguage awareness

In the Late Gnat Night

1965 short fiction/novel

An early collection of short fiction/novels.

Midwestern settingshumor and satire

Skyblue on the Dump

1966 short story

A short story published in The Paris Review that sparked controversy and a library censorship incident.

censorshipyouth and rebellion

Skyblue the Badass

1969 novel

One of his best-known controversial novels, an experimental and provocative work of the 1960s.

rebellionidentitysocial critique

The Transparent Eyeball: Stories

1982 short story collection

A collection of short stories notable for experimental perspectives and consciousness.

exploration of perspectiveconsciousness

The Kansas Poems

1987 poetry

A poetry collection centered on his native Kansas.

nostalgialand and memory

Going to the Mountain

1988 essays/poetry

Works that display motifs of religiosity and spirituality.

religionspiritual searching

Skyblue's Memoirs (excerpts)

1972 memoir/fiction (excerpts published)

Completed in 1972; excerpts were published in 2003.

remembranceself-exploration

The Vox Populi Stories

2003 short story collection

A late collection of short stories including diverse narratives and social observation.

public voicehuman observation

Monument: On Aging and Dying

2008 essays/poetry

A late work centered on aging and dying.

agingdeath

Bibliography

  • Sonnet, The Paris Review, 1963
  • In the Late Gnat Night, 1965
  • Skyblue on the Dump, The Paris Review, 1966
  • Skyblue the Badass, 1969
  • Night Flight to Stockholm, The Paris Review, 1978
  • The Transparent Eyeball: Stories, 1982
  • The Transparent Eyeball, 1984
  • The Kansas Poems, 1987
  • Going to the Mountain, 1988
  • Skyblue's Essays, 1995
  • Our Asian Journey, 1997
  • Skyblue's Memoirs (excerpts), 2003
  • The Vox Populi Stories, 2003
  • The Saying of Abraham Nofziger: A Guide for the Perplexed, 2004
  • The Notebook of Laura Bonair: and other stories, 2005
  • Fer Fio's Journey, 2005
  • The Nofziger Letters, 2005
  • On the Cross: Devotional Poems, 2005
  • The Nofziger Letters II, 2006
  • The White Book of Life, 2006
  • The Sayings of Abraham Nofziger II: An Enchiridion for the Pious, 2007
  • Monument: On Aging and Dying, 2008
  • Editor: Down the River: A Collection of Ohio Valley Fiction and Poetry, 1991

Style & Themes

Literary Style
experimentalpostmodern narrative techniquessatirical and provocative prose
Recurring Motifs
recurring Skyblue charactercensorship and freedom of expressionMidwestern landscapesreligious/spiritual themesaging and death

Legacy

Dallas Wiebe is known for his provocative, experimental writing and long career as an educator. He helped establish the creative writing program at the University of Cincinnati and influenced many students. The censorship controversy over "Skyblue on the Dump" also sparked debate about freedom of expression.

Archives

  • University of Cincinnati archives (holds related materials, likely)

In Popular Culture

  • The censorship incident over "Skyblue on the Dump" is often cited as a notable 1960s library censorship case.

Trivia

  • Helped found the University of Cincinnati's creative writing program.
  • Co‑founder and editor of the Cincinnati Poetry Review.
  • "Skyblue on the Dump" provoked a library censorship controversy.
  • Received grant support for a portion of the unpublished work 'Slapsticks'.