About
An American author and poet, he is best known for Dagon (1968), a psychological thriller with supernatural elements. His other works include I Am One of You Forever (1985) and Castle Tzingal (1984).
Before Fame
After studying at Duke University, he taught English for forty years at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Trivia
He was the Poet Laureate of North Carolina for five years.
Family Life
He was born in Canton, North Carolina. He and his wife Susan became parents to a son named Heath.
Associated With
He and Randall Jarrell were both poet laureates.
