William Hathaway's nickname is Kit because his middle name is Kitchen, which was his mother's maiden name. He was born in 1944 in Madison, Wisconsin, on the day that General McAuliffe said "nuts" to the Nazis, but he left there immediately and grew up in Ithaca, New York. He went to college sporadically, finally getting a BA from the University of Montana in 1967 and an Iowa MFA in 1969. He
has spent half his working life sometimes teaching in colleges and universities, and the other half sometimes working in hotels, restaurants, and in retail establishments. He has always been more intent on doing the jobs than making the career.
On this website, you can read more about the poet, his books, and his latest poems, which are located in his poetry drawer.
has spent half his working life sometimes teaching in colleges and universities, and the other half sometimes working in hotels, restaurants, and in retail establishments. He has always been more intent on doing the jobs than making the career.
On this website, you can read more about the poet, his books, and his latest poems, which are located in his poetry drawer.
