
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, October 25, 1994                   TAG: 9410250053
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HOLLINS PROFESSOR WINS POETRY PRIZE

Hollins College English professor and poet R.H.W. Dillard will receive the 1994 O.B. Hardison Jr. Poetry Prize today at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. The Hardison Award, a $2,000 award, is given annually to an American poet, who, in the opinion of the judges, best exemplifies the spirit of inquiry, imagination, daring and scholarship that characterized the life and work of former library director O.B. Hardison. Qualifying poets have published poetry of the highest caliber, have made important contributions as teachers and are committed to the work of furthering the understanding of poetry and poetics.

Dillard has chaired Hollins' Creative Writing Program and co-directed the Film Program since 1971. He has published five books of poetry; his newest, ``Just Here, Just Now,'' will be released this year. In 1987, he was named Virginia Professor of the Year. An expert on the horror-film genre, Dillard co-authored the 1965 screenplay, ``Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster.'' Since 1992, he has been editor-in-chief of the journal ``Children's Literature.''

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