Poet Miller Williams Dies

Arkansas poet and father of singer Lucinda Williams, Miller Williams died on New Year's Day this year at the age of 84. Longtime fan of Lucinda Williams, I was lucky to see them perform together in song and poetry at Royce Hall at UCLA years ago.

I think I picked up his book, Making a Poem: Some Thoughts About Poetry And the People Who Write It, at that show.

Here are some prominent obituaries. As you may recall, Miller Williams read the inaugural poem for second term of President Bill Clinton.

• The Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times
• "Arkansas poet and editor Miller Williams left a lasting legacy in Kansas City" (The Kansas City Star)
• "Singer finds inspiration in father’s poem" — Her new double album Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone "starts with something on Williams’ bucket list: "Compassion," a song based on one of her father’s poems."