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American author (1927–2021)
Clysle Julius (C.J.) Stevens (8 December 1927 - 9 December 2021[5] ) was a writer.[2] [1] He published over 30 books (including poetry , short stories , non-fiction , and biography ), and was published in hundreds of magazines. The United States Library of Congress contains a special collection of his works.[3]
In 1998, the Portland Press Herald described him as "versatile and charismatic".[6] Stevens also translated others' works into English from other languages, including Dutch and Flemish .[3] [7]
Biography
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Early life
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Stevens was born in Smithfield, Maine , the son of Earl Wade and Leonora May (Witham) Stevens.[8] He had his first poem published at age 13 in the Waterville Morning Sentinel , a Maine newspaper.[8]
As a young man he enlisted in the U.S. Army in February 1946 for the duration of the war, plus six months.[9] Afterward, he earned a B.S. in 1953 from Teachers College of Connecticut (now known as Central Connecticut State University ).[2]
Writing career
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C. J. Stevens, Author
The United States Library of Congress contains a special collection of Stevens' works.[3] He published over 30 books, including poetry , short stories , non-fiction , and biography .[3] He said he submitted his poems "haphazardly" over the years to publishers, being a contributor to The Nation , Prairie Schooner , Literary Review , Modern Age , The Post-Crescent , and other publications.[10] [11] [12] [13] By 1990, his poems and stories had also been published in 400 magazines, and more than 50 anthologies and texts.[3]
Poetry
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Stevens wrote nearly 20 books of poetry. His first book of published poetry, and his only book published under the name "Clysle Stevens", was Loose Stones: First Poems , published by Hitchcock Press in 1954.[2] He published his next 13 books of poetry under the pen name "John Stevens Wade".
These were
Climbs of Uncertainty (New Athenaeum Press, 1961),[2]
Northeast (Hammond Press, 1963),
Two from Where it Snows , with John Judson (Northeast Chapbook Series, 1964),[2]
Drowning in The Dark (The Group, 1965),[2]
Small World (The Group, 1965),
Gallery: Drawings by Tom Ricciardi (Poet & Printer, 1969),[2]
The Backhouse (Funch Press, 1971),
The Cats in the Colosseum (Crossing Press, 1972, ISBN 0-912278-23-4 ),[2]
Well Water and Daisies (Northeast/Juniper Books, 1974, ISBN 1-55780-012-X ),[2] [14]
Each to His Own Ground (Juniper Press, 1976, ISBN 1-55780-053-7 ),[2]
Some of My Best Friends Are Trees (Sparrow Press, 1978)[2]
Homecoming (Icarus Press, 1979),[2] and
Up North (Juniper Press, 1980, ISBN 1-55780-061-8 )[2]
He then began publishing under the name "C.J. Stevens", and produced
The Uncertain Cartographer: selected poems of CJ Stevens (Oracle Press, 1981),
Borderland Traveller: Poems , (Oracle Press, 1985, ISBN 0-88127-038-5 ),
Beginnings and Other Poems (J. Wade, 1989, ISBN 0-9623934-3-6 ),
Circling at the Chain's Length (J. Wade, 1991, ISBN 0-9623934-4-4 ),
Hang-Ups: poems (J. Wade, 1993, ISBN 1-882425-01-4 ),
Selected Poems (J. Wade, 1995, ISBN 1-882425-04-9 ),
Shepherd without Sheep (John Wade, 2001, ISBN 1-882425-15-4 ), and
Collected Poems (John Wade, 2002, ISBN 1-882425-19-7 ).
His poetry also appeared in the works of other people. For example, his poetry appeared, under the name John Stevens Wade, in
28 Poems (Sumac Press, 1966),
Flowering after Frost: the anthology of contemporary New England poetry (Michael McMahon (editor), Branden Books, 1975, ISBN 0-8283-1547-7 ),
Talking animals (Charley Davey (editor), Juniper Press, 1978),
So many heads, so many wits (Janet Sobieski, Wolfgang Mieder (editors), Dept. of German and Russian, University of Vermont , 2005, ISBN 0-9770731-0-6 ).
His poetry also appeared under "C. J. Stevens" in
Short stories
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Stevens wrote two collections of short stories, both under the name C. J. Stevens. They are The Folks from Greeley's Mill and other Maine Stories ( J. Wade, 1992, ISBN 0-9623934-8-7 ), and Confessions: New and Selected Stories (John Wade, 1998, ISBN 1-882425-10-3 ).
Non-fiction
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Stevens and his wife began prospecting in about 1970, and found gold in more than 30 rivers.[3] When his book The Next Bend in the River: Gold Mining in Maine (John Wade, 1989, ISBN 0-9623934-0-1 ) about discovering gold in Maine was published, many readers were amazed to learn that gold nuggets can be found by panning certain rivers.[2] [15] [16] [17] [18]
He also wrote the related book, Memoirs of a Maine Gold Hunter (John Wade, 2005, ISBN 1-882425-22-7 ), about panning for gold and searching for treasure.[19]
He wrote additional non-fiction including:
Maine Mining Adventures (Wade, 1994, ISBN 1-882425-03-0 ),
The Buried Treasures of Maine (Wade, 1997, ISBN 1-882425-09-X ),
One Day with a Goat Herd (Wade, 1992, ISBN 0-9623934-6-0 ), about goat herding,[2]
The Supernatural Side of Maine (Wade, 2002, ISBN 1-882425-16-2 ).
In his book about the supernatural in Maine, he d out-of-body experiences , witches , haunted houses , alien abductions , and people from Maine who faced the supernatural.[2] in 2002.[20]
Biographies
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Stevens wrote a series of biographies starting in the late 1980s. Two were biographies connected to a period in D. H. Lawrence 's life in Cornwall
In 2000 Stevens published a biography of the American writer Erskine Caldwell ,
in 2004 a biography of English primitive artist Bryan Pearce .
Translations
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Stevens also had a career as a translator, translating a number of books to English from Dutch and Flemish. Under the name John Stevens Wade he translated Terrena Troubahi , by Paul De Vree (Ganglia Press) in 1960, Poems from the Lowlands (Small Pond) from the Dutch and Flemish in 1967,[2] [21] Thirty-One New Poets (Schreiber (editor), Hill & Wang Pub, 1968, ISBN 0-8090-0090-3 ), Waterland: A Gathering from Holland (Holmgangers Press, 1977, translator from the Dutch),[2] and From the Flemish of Gaston Burssens (Arts End Books, 1982, ISBN 0-933292-11-2 )[2] Subsequently, translating under the name C. J. Stevens, he translated One Score-And-Two Years of Uncommon Fanfare (John Edward Westburg (editor), Westburg Asso Pub, 1986, ISBN 0-87423-040-3 ), and collected and translated Poems from Holland and Belgium (John Wade, 1999, ISBN 1-882425-13-8 ).
Career outside writing
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Over his lifetime, Stevens had many jobs: as a farmer, deliveryman, selectman, and assistant manager at Carvel Hall , an Annapolis landmark.[22] Stevens lived overseas for five years, two of those in the Netherlands, moving approximately every six months to countries including Ireland, England, Portugal, and Malta .[2] [23]
His interest in images led him to become a poet and a writer. It also led to a second career in painting, and along with his writing, he compiles a photographer's portfolio.[24] Photographs of his paintings may be seen at this photography site. His biographies and other non-fiction are unusual, in that in all cases he had access to either the subject or to someone intimate with the subject–a wife, friend, lover, or mother.[24]
Stevens also lectured and traveled extensively, living in Phillips, Maine , in Weld, Maine , in Temple, Maine , and in South Carolina with his Dutch wife Stella Rachel (née Taschlicky) Stevens, whom he married on June 13, 1954.[1] [3] [4] [8] [25] [26]
References
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "CJ Stevens (1927– ); Genre: Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Poetry" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Waterboro Public Library. Retrieved on July 10, 2010.
^ a b c d e f g h Robin Hunt Caruso, "Thrill of Gold Mining is in the Hunt, says Author" Archived March 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine , Sun Journal , June 4, 1990. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
^ a b Stanley McNail (1972). The Galley Sail Review . AMS Press. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
^ "Obituary: Clysle Julius "C.J." Stevens" . January 7, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022 .
^ "C. J. Stevens' 'Buried Treasures'; Mines Fertile Fields in Maine" . Portland Press Herald . February 15, 1998. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2010 .
^ Annotated books received . American Literary Translators Association , University of Texas at Dallas . 1995. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
^ a b c Curt Johnson (1988). Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors & Poets . December Press. ISBN 0-913204-21-8 . Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2008 .
^ "Enlistment Record of Clysle J. Stevens" . Maine Genealogy. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2010 .
^ Mary Biggs (1990). A Gift that Cannot be Refused: the Writing and Publishing of Contemporary American Poetry . Greenwood Press . ISBN 978-0-313-26673-7 . Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2008 .
^ Discourse: a Review of the Liberal Arts . Concordia College . 1967. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
^ C. J. Stevens (1989). Beginnings and other poems . J. Wade. ISBN 0-9623934-3-6 . Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
^ C. J. Stevens (1995). Selected poems . J. Wade. ISBN 1-882425-04-9 . Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
^ Wolfgang Mieder (1987). Tradition and Innovation in Folk Literature . University Press of New England . ISBN 0-87451-387-1 . Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
^ "C.J. Stevens' New Book on Nearly Two Centuries of Maine Mining a Real Gem" . Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel . September 25, 1994. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2010 .
^ Brenda Seekins (September 2, 1995). "Nugget of truth in 'them thar Maine hills'; Persistence can pay off when panning for golf in the Swift River valley" . Bangor Daily News . Retrieved July 9, 2010 .
^ Jim Buchta (December 22, 1996). "Farmington, Maine; Bustling retreat nestled in forest" . Star Tribune . Minneapolis, MN. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2010 .
^ "TV Show to Focus on Hedgehog Hill" Archived March 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine , Sun Journal , October 27, 1989. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
^ Gary Shapiro (July 14, 2006). "Of Treasure & Trash" . The New York Sun . Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010 .
^ Dana Wilde (January 20, 2003). "Weird facts of Maine cataloged" . Bangor Daily News . Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2010 .
^ "Ole" . Tucson Citizen . 1964. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2010 .
^ Yvette Raymond, "Retired Professor Pans for Gold in Maine" Archived March 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine , Sun Journal , October 21, 1989
^ Resurgence . 1972. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
^ a b C. J. Stevens (July 25, 2007). "Statement" . Cjstevensphotography.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2010 .
^ "Author to Talk on Gold Mining" Archived March 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine , Sun Journal , May 28, 1990. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
^ Lisa Price, "Voices for Blind Focuses on Maine Authors" Archived March 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine , Sun Journal , September 7, 1995
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