William Packard (September 2, 1933 – November 3, 2002) was an American poet, playwright, teacher, novelist, and was also founder and editor of the New York Quarterly, a national poetry magazine.
wˈɪljəm pˈækɚd sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː noʊvˈɛmbɚ θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː wʌz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈoʊɪt, plˈeɪɹaɪt, tˈiːtʃɚ, nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst, ænd wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ fˈaʊndɚ ænd ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk kwˈɔːɹɾɚli, ɐ nˈæʃənəl pˈoʊɪtɹi mˌæɡɐzˈiːn.