Career
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Writer and teacher of poetry. Murray State University, Murray, KY, assistant professor of English, 1978-79; Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, assistant professor of English, 1979-81; Columbia University, associate professor and Writer's Community workshop instructor, 1981-83; University of Iowa, professor of English and Writers' Workshop instructor, 1983-1999; Harvard University, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, 1999—. Gives poetry readings.
