{{short description|American poet (born 1936)}} {{no footnotes|date=March 2019}} '''Phil Weidman''' (born 1936 in Alturas, California) is an American poet who has written nine books of poetry. His first collection, ''Sixes'', was published in 1968. A graduate of Chico High School, Weidman served a two-year hitch in the U.S. Army before working as a newspaper reporter. He got his B.A. and master's degree from California State University, Sacramento in 1968 and 1970, respectively.
In addition to his poetry, he was worked a school teacher in the Sacramento area. His poetry has been published in a wide variety of small, prestigious literary magazines, including the ''Chiron Review'', ''|Hearse'', ''Olé'', and the ''Wormwood Review''.
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==Sources== *[http://www.rattlesnakepress.com/Phil_Weidman.html Rattlesnake Press: Phil Weidman Bio]
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