Presented to: Clinton F. Larson
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Clinton F. Larson, poet and professor emeritus at Brigham Young University, has been a teacher of creative writing to several generations of Mormon poets. He is a prolific playwright and editor as well. His plays include Snow White and the Mirror, The Mantle of the Prophet, Mary of Nazareth, The Prophet, Moroni, and Coriantumr. His books of poetry include The Lord of Experience, Counterpoint, The Western World, Selected Poems, and Sunwind. With William Stafford, he co-edited Modern Poetry of Western America. His Illustrated Stories from the Book of Mormon is a multi-volumed redaction of the Book of Mormon. His tapestry of poems, "Romaunt of the Rose," received an AML prize.