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David Wolf Budbill (June 13, 1940 – September 25, 2016) was an American poet and playwright. He was the author of eight books of poems, eight plays, two novels, a collection of short stories, a children's picture book, and dozens of essays.
All of his life, David Budbill paid homage to the iconic poet recluses of China by importing their philosophical dignity, eccentricity, and spiritual probity into his beloved north country. Broken Wing is both a continuation of that project—and an autonomously haunting allegory.
David Budbill was the author of eight books of poetry, including While We've Still Got Feet (2006), Happy Life (2011), and the posthumous poetry collection Tumbling Toward the End (Copper Canyon Press, 2017).
During his prolific career David authored eight books of poems, seven plays, two novels, a collection of short stories, two picture books for children, dozens of essays, and the libretto for an opera. He also served as an occasional commentator on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.
Poet, playwright, and fiction writer David Budbill was born to a streetcar driver and a minister’s daughter on June 13, 1940, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Sep 30, 2016 · David Budbill, whose pared-down, plain-dress poems about his remote corner of northern Vermont found a national audience thanks to Garrison Keillor, died on Sept. 25 at his home in Montpelier,...
Jun 1, 2015 · David Budbill has been a freelance writer for five decades. The recipient of awards from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, he has written seven books of poems, eight plays, a novel, a collection of short stories, a picture book for children, and dozens of essays.
