Peter Streckfus (born 1969 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American poet.
Peter Streckfus | |
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at Fall for the Book, 2014 | |
Born | 1969 San Antonio, Texas |
Occupation | professor |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Poetry |
His first book, The Cuckoo, won the 2003 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition, chosen by Louise Glück. His second book, Errings, won Fordham University Press's 2013 POL Editor's Prize.
His honors include the 2013–14 Brodsky Rome Prize Fellowship in Literature at the American Academy in Rome. He is a professor of English at George Mason University.[1] Streckfus has taught at Western Connecticut State University and the University of Alabama. He is on faculty in the Creative Writing Program at George Mason University as well as the low-residency MFA at Cedar College. He lives in the Washington D.C. area with his wife, the poet and translator Heather Green.[2][3]
Bibliography
- Peter Streckfus (March 6, 2014). Errings. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-823-25776-8.
- Peter Streckfus (March 11, 2004). The Cuckoo. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10271-0.
Further reading
- Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring Peter Streckfus. Edited by Nan Cuba and Riley Robinson (Trinity University Press, 2008).
References
External links
- Reviews
- Microreview: Peter Streckfus, The Cuckoo, The Boston Review, April 1, 2005, Garth Greenwell
- Poets' Corner, The Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2004, Carol Muske-Dukes
- The Cuckoo, The Constant Critic, September 11, 2004, Ray McDaniel
- The Cuckoo (review), The Missouri Review, Volume 27, Number 2, Summer 2004
- The Cuckoo, The Virginia Quarterly Review, October 1, 2004, John Casteen, IV
- "The Cuckoo", Electronic Poetry Review, Amy Schroeder, Issue 7
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