Paul O. Williams (January 17, 1935 – June 2, 2009) was an American science fiction writer and haiku poet. Williams won multiple awards including the John W. Campbell Award and the Museum of Haiku Literature Award; and was professor emeritus of English at Principia College in Elsah, Illinois and president of the Haiku Society of America .
17-805: Paul Williams may refer to: Authors [ edit ] Paul O. Williams (1935–2009), American science-fiction author and poet Paul L. Williams (author) (born 1944), FBI consultant, journalist Paul Williams (journalist) (1948–2013), founder of Crawdaddy and the Philip K. Dick Society Paul Williams (media personality) (born 1964), Irish journalist and non-fiction crime writer Paul Williams (author) (born 1967), British author and consultant on ska music Films [ edit ] Paul Williams (director) (born 1943), American film and television director Paul Andrew Williams (born 1973), British film writer and director Paul Williams, Australian actor in
34-480: A number of positions ranging from half back to half forward, the tough-tackling Williams was a regular in the mostly unsuccessful Collingwood side of the late 1990s, racking up 189 games and kicking 223 goals (his best being 6 against Carlton in 1996). However, at the end of the 2000 season, he was traded to Sydney Swans for two draft picks. There, he immediately made an impact, winning two consecutive Bob Skilton Medals in 2001 and 2002, as well as being selected in
51-503: A record for the biggest winning margin in a match featuring a player playing his 300th VFL/AFL game. On 21 June 2006, Williams announced he would be retiring at the end of the 2006 premiership season, which was his 16th at AFL level (and 6th with Sydney). Reasons cited for his retirement were the fact that his family was based in Melbourne , and that more opportunities for selection to younger players such as Tim Schmidt and Paul Bevan
68-593: Is Shumai. Williams won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction in 1983. Williams was a professor at Duke University and Principia College , and a longtime contributor to The Christian Science Monitor . He is also known as a writer of haiku , senryū , and tanka , and wrote a number of essays on the haiku form in English. In a 1975 essay, he coined the term "Tontoism" to refer to
85-786: Is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is also a former assistant coach in the AFL, which most notably included a brief period as caretaker coach of the Western Bulldogs towards the end of the 2011 season. Williams began his AFL career with Collingwood Football Club , joining them from Tasmanian club North Hobart . Playing in
102-539: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Paul O. Williams His most notable science fiction works are a series of novels, the Pelbar Cycle, set in North America about a thousand years after a "time of fire", in which the world was nearly totally depopulated. The novels track a gradual reconnection of the human cultures which developed. Much of
119-643: The All-Australian team of 2003. In 2005, Williams played in the Swans' premiership side. In doing so, he established an AFL record for most matches played by a player before being in a premiership side, with the Grand Final having been his 294th game. Shane Crawford surpassed this record in 2008. On 13 May 2006 against Richmond at Etihad Stadium , Williams became the 45th player to play 300 VFL/AFL games . The Swans won this match by 118 points, setting
136-706: The Melbourne Football Club , serving there for two years. In 2009, he moved into an assistant coaching role at the Western Bulldogs , and served there for three years. While at the Bulldogs, Williams served three matches as caretaker senior coach after Rodney Eade left the club before the end of the 2011 season. Williams' first match as caretaker senior coach of Bulldogs resulted in a 60-point win over bottom-of-the-ladder Port Adelaide . During this period, he coached his 2005 Sydney premiership teammate Barry Hall , who retired at season's end. Williams
153-716: The Houston Texans Paul Williams (rugby union player) (born 1983), New Zealand Paul Williams (rugby union referee) (born 1985), New Zealand rugby union referee Other sports [ edit ] Paul Williams (water polo) (born 1955), Australian Olympic water polo player Paul Williams (runner) (born 1956), Canadian Paul Williams (basketball) (born 1961), American Paul Williams (darts player) (born 1964), English Paul Williams (boxer) (born 1981), American professional boxer Paul Williams (sprinter) (born 1986), Grenadian Others [ edit ] Paul Williams ( The Young and
170-1068: The Restless ) , character on The Young and the Restless Paul L. Williams (general) (1894–1968), U.S. general in World War II Paul R. Williams (1894–1980), architect in Los Angeles, California Paul X. Williams (1908–1994), U.S. federal judge Paul S. Williams Jr. (1929-1995), American Army lieutenant general Paul Williams (Buddhist studies scholar) (born 1950), at the University of Bristol, UK Paul R. Williams (professor of law) , peace negotiator Paul Williams (bishop) (born 1968), Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham Paul Williams (commentator) , Australian soccer commentator for SBS and Seven Network See also [ edit ] List of people with surname Williams [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
187-657: The Tanka Society of America (2000). In 1989 he won the Museum of Haiku Literature Award from the Haiku Society of America with this poem written for Nick Virgilio shortly after Nick's death: gone from the woods the bird I knew by song alone Williams died from an aortic dissection on June 2, 2009. Paul Williams (Australian rules footballer) Paul Williams (born 3 April 1973)
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#1732773265025204-659: The action takes place in the communities of the Pelbar, along the Upper Mississippi River — in the general vicinity of Elsah. Several cultures, including the matriarchal Pelbar, join together in the Heart River Federation. Others, especially the tyrannical Tantal and slave-raiding Tusco, fall apart after suffering defeats. The predominant characters are change agents: Tor, Jestak, Stel and his wife Ahroe Westrun. All are Pelbar except for Tor who
221-1922: The film Sky Trackers Musicians [ edit ] Paul Williams (saxophonist) (1915–2002), American rhythm and blues saxophonist Paul Williams (1934–2016), birth name of soul musician Billy Paul Paul Williams (bluegrass musician) , American bluegrass and gospel musician Paul Williams (composer) , English composer and pianist Politics [ edit ] Paul Williams (Conservative politician) (1922–2008), British MP for Sunderland South Paul Williams (health service manager) (born 1948), NHS Wales Paul Williams (Labour politician) (born 1972), British Singer/songwriters [ edit ] Paul Williams (The Temptations singer) (1939–1973), founding member of The Temptations Paul Williams (English singer) (1940–2019), vocalist for Juicy Lucy, Tempest Paul Williams (songwriter) (born 1940), songwriter and film and television actor Paul Williams (comedian) (born 1992), New Zealand comedian and singer-songwriter Sports [ edit ] Football (association, rugby, and gridiron) [ edit ] Billy Williams (coach) (Paul Beauchamp Williams, 1892–1973), American college football, baseball, basketball coach Paul Williams (Canadian football) (born 1947), Canadian football defensive back Paul Williams (footballer, born 1962) , English footballer Paul Williams (quarterback) (born 1963), American football player Paul Williams (Northern Ireland footballer) (born 1963), Northern Ireland footballer Paul Williams (footballer, born 1965) , English footballer Paul Williams (footballer, born 1969) , English footballer Paul Williams (footballer, born 1970) , English footballer Paul Williams (footballer, born 1971) , English footballer and coach Paul Williams (Australian rules footballer) (born 1973), Australian rules footballer Paul Williams (wide receiver) (born 1983), for
238-678: The practice of writing haiku with missing articles ("the", "a", or "an"), which he claimed made the haiku sound like the stunted English of the Indian sidekick, Tonto , in the Lone Ranger radio and television series. In 2001, his best essays were collected in The Nick of Time: Essays on Haiku Aesthetics , edited by Lee Gurga and Michael Dylan Welch. Williams was the president of the Haiku Society of America (1999) and vice president of
255-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Williams&oldid=1257841946 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
272-675: Was however not retained as the Bulldogs senior coach at the conclusion of the 2011 season and was replaced by Brendan McCartney as the senior coach of the Western Bulldogs Football Club. Williams shifted to a midfield assistant coaching role at the Carlton Football Club in 2012 on a two-year contract, but was sacked after one unsuccessful season. Williams now sits on the AFL Tribunal jury, adjudicating on high-profile cases that arise during
289-452: Was important for the club. On 11 July 2006, senior coach of Sydney Swans Paul Roos reported at a press conference that Williams was a chance to be rested for the forthcoming game against West Coast. Hours later, Williams announced his retirement, effective immediately due to surgery required on a broken collarbone, not seeing out his initial promise to retire at the end of the season. In 2007, Williams took up an assistant coaching role at
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