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David Wolk Budbill (born 1940, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American poet, and playwright.

He is the author of six books of poems, eight plays, a novel, a collection of short stories, a picture book for children, and dozens of essays, introductions, speeches, and book reviews. Zen Mountains/Zen Streets, an audio CD of his poetry, with the music of jazz bassist and composer William Parker, was released on the Boxholder Records label. He has also served as an occasional commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered.

He is the creator and editor of The Judevine Mountain Emailite: a Cyberzine: an On-Line and On-Going Journal of Politics and Opinion, which is available on his website . In 2000, Budbill wrote the libretto for an opera, with music by composer Erik Nielsen, called A Fleeting Animal: An Opera from Judevine, which is based on two characters from the Judevine poems. A Fleeting Animal premiered in Vermont in October 2000 to rave reviews and packed houses.

While We’ve Still Got Feet (Copper Canyon Press, 2005) is his latest collection of poems. Inspired by ancient Chinese and Japanese reclusive poets, Budbill continues a discourse about his struggles living a simple life in a complex modern time.

He lives in the mountains or northern Vermont with his wife, painter Lois Eby; their daughter is the poet Nadine Wolf Budbill.His papers are held at University of Vermont.

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Total Books: 29
The Bones on Black Spruce Mountain
The Bones on Black Spruce Mountain (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780140368543
ISBN-10: 014036854X
Genre: Children's Books
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Bones on Black Spruce Mountain
Bones on Black Spruce Mountain (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780553152340
ISBN-10: 0553152343
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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Broken Wing
Broken Wing (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780996267632
ISBN-10: 0996267638
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Chain Saw Dance
The Chain Saw Dance (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780881500127
ISBN-10: 0881500127
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Christmas Tree Farm
Christmas Tree Farm (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780027153309
ISBN-10: 0027153304
Genre: Science & Math
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Happy Life
Happy Life (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781556593741
ISBN-10: 1556593740
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Judevine
Judevine (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781890132224
ISBN-10: 1890132225
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Outdoors & Nature
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Judevine The Complete Poems 19701990
Judevine the Complete Poems 19701990 (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780930031473
ISBN-10: 0930031474
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Moment to Moment
Moment to Moment (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781556591334
ISBN-10: 1556591330
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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New American Plays Two
New American Plays Two (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780435086053
ISBN-10: 0435086057
Genres: Arts & Photography, Literature & Fiction
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Park Songs A Poem/Play
Park Songs a Poem/play (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781935259169
ISBN-10: 1935259164
Genres: Arts & Photography, Literature & Fiction
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Snowshoe Trek to Otter River
Snowshoe Trek to Otter River (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780553152524
ISBN-10: 0553152521
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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Tumbling Toward the End
Tumbling Toward the End (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781556595066
ISBN-10: 1556595069
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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While We've Still Got Feet
While We've Still Got Feet (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781556592232
ISBN-10: 155659223X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Why I Came To Judevine
Why I Came to Judevine (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780934834148
ISBN-10: 0934834148
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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