George Garrett (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Garrett (poet)

Novelist, poet, short story writer, playwright

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1929

Place of Birth: Orlando, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 25-May-2008

Profession: poet, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

George Palmer Garrett (June 11, 1929 – May 25, 2008) was an American poet and novelist.
He was the Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2002 to 2004.
His novels include The Finished Man, Double Vision, and the Elizabethan Trilogy, composed of Death of the Fox, The Succession, and Entered from the Sun.
He worked as a book reviewer and screenwriter, and taught at Cambridge University and, for many years, at the University of Virginia.
He is the subject of critical books by R.
H.
W.
Dillard, Casey Clabough, and Irving Malin.