C. J. Stevens
| Clysle Julius (C.J.) Stevens | |
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December 8, 1927 Smithfield, Maine |
| Pen name | John Stevens Wade |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.S (1953) |
| Alma mater | Connecticut State Teachers College (now Central Connecticut State University) |
| Period | 20th and 21st centuries |
| Genre | Poetry, short stories, non-fiction, and biography |
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| Spouse | S.R. (née Taschlisky) Stevens |
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Clysle Julius (C.J.) Stevens (born in Smithfield, Maine, on December 8, 1927) is a writer. He has published over 30 books (including poetry, short stories, non-fiction, and biography), been published in hundreds of magazines, and the United States Library of Congress contains a special collection of his works.
In 1998, the Portland Press Herald described him as "versatile and charismatic". Stevens has also translated others' works into English from other languages, including Dutch and Flemish.
Stevens is the son of Earl Wade and Leonora May (Witham) Stevens. He had his first poem published at age 13 in the Waterville Morning Sentinel, a Maine newspaper.
As a young man he enlisted in the U.S. Army in February 1946 for the duration of the war, plus six months. Afterward, he earned a B.S. in 1953 from Connecticut State Teachers College (now known as Central Connecticut State University).
The United States Library of Congress contains a special collection of Stevens' works. He has published over 30 books, including poetry, short stories, non-fiction, and biography. He said he submitted his poems "haphazardly" over the years to publishers, and he has been a contributor to The Nation, Prairie Schooner, Literary Review, Modern Age, The Post-Crescent, and other publications. By 1990, his poems and stories had also been published in 400 magazines, and more than 50 anthologies and texts.
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