<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Dobyns">Stephen J. Dobyns</a></b> (b. 1941) is a prominent American novelist and poet. He has authored more than three dozen volumes spanning numerous genres. A native of New Jersey, Dobyns received his undergraduate education at <a href="http://shimer.edu">Shimer College</a> and Wayne State University, completing his BA in 1964. He holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workship at Iowa State University. Dobyns has received numerous awards and other forms of recognition, including NEA and Guggenheim fellowships. (from <a href="http://shimercollege.wikia.com/Stephen_Dobyns">Shimer College Wiki</a>)