Peter Klappert Explained

Peter Klappert
Birth Place:Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Poet
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Cornell University
University of Iowa
Genre:Poetry

Peter Klappert (born 1942 in Rockville Centre, New York) is an American poet.

Life

He grew up in West Hempstead, New York, and Rowayton, Connecticut. He graduated from Cornell University and the University of Iowa, with an M.A. and an M.F.A.[1]

His work has appeared in AGNI,[2] Antaeus,[3] Atlantic Monthly, Harper's,[4] Ploughshares, AWP Chronicle, Lambda Book Report, The Gettysburg Review,[5] and The Southern Review.[6]

He was Briggs-Copeland Lecturer at Harvard University, and Writer-in-Residence at College of William and Mary.

He taught at Rollins College and New College of Florida, and George Mason University before retiring in 2006.[7] [8]

Awards

Works

Anthologies

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Klappert Biography. www.BookRags.com. 2016-04-30.
  2. Web site: AGNI Online: Author Peter Klappert. Boston University. 2016-04-30.
  3. Book: Antæus. 1981. Villiers Publications. 9780912946795. Halpern. Daniel. en.
  4. Web site: Peter Klappert. March 1973. Harper's Magazine. 2016-04-30.
  5. Klappert. Peter. Winter 1990. I Want, I Don't Want: The Poetry of Margaret Atwood. The Gettysburg Review. 2016-04-30.
  6. Klappert. Peter. Winter 2000. The Invention of the Kirby Poem (Book Review). The Southern Review. Louisiana State University Press. 36. 1. 196. 0038-4534. 2016-04-30.
  7. Web site: Peter Klappert. Poets & Writers. 2016-04-30.
  8. Web site: Happy 30th Birthday, Creative Writing!. 2010-12-21. The Mason Spirit. 2016-04-30.