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| Clysle Julius Stevens | |
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| File:CJ and Stella 1956.jpg | |
| Pen name | John Stevens Wade |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Stella Stevens |
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| http://www.johnwade.com | |
Clysle Julius Stevens (born in Smithfield, Maine in 1927) is a writer who has published 19 books including poetry and short stories; non-fiction and biography. Stevens has translated from other languages as well, including Dutch.
Biography
Stevens had his first poem published at age 13 in the Waterville Morning Sentinel, a Maine newspaper. As a young man he signed up for the U.S. Army immediately after Pearl Harbor. Afterwards, he attended college at Connecticut State. Over his lifetime, he has had many jobs: farmer, deliveryman, selectman, and assistant manager at Carvel Hall, an Annapolis landmark. He worked in hotels for 10 years. He lived overseas for five years, two of those in the Netherlands, moving approximately every six months. He also lived in Ireland, England, Portugal, and Malta. He has always liked images and this pushed him to be a poet and a writer.
This love of images has led to a second career in painting; and along with his writing, is currently working on a photographer's portfolio. His biographies and other non-fiction are unusual in that in all cases he has either had access to the subject himself or someone intimate with the subject -- a wife, friend, lover, or mother.
In addition, he has lectured extensively. He currently lives in Maine, and South Carolina, with his Dutch wife Stella.
Works
Poetry
- Collected Poems
- Selected Poems
- Beginnings and Other Poems
- Circling at the Chain's Length
- Hang-Ups
- Poems from Holland and Belgium
- Shepherd without Sheep
Stories
- Confessions: New and Selected Stories
- The Folks from Greeley's Mill and other Maine Stories
Biographies
- The Cornish Nightmare (D. H. Lawrence in Cornwall)
- Lawrence at Tregerthen (D. H. Lawrence)
- Storyteller: A Life of Erskine Caldwell
- The Miracle of Bryan Pearce
Other non-fiction
- Memoirs of a Maine Gold Hunter
- The Next Bend in the River: Gold Mining in Maine
- Maine Mining Adventures
- The Buried Treasures of Maine
- The Supernatural Side of Maine
- One day with a goat herd