Peter Streckfus
Peter Streckfus (born 1969 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American poet. 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.
Peter Streckfus
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- Peter Streckfus
- Born
- 1969
- Birthplace
- San Antonio, Texas
- Occupation
- professor
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- George Mason University
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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. 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.
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• Name — Peter Streckfus • Born — 1969 • Birthplace — San Antonio, Texas • Occupation — professor • Genre — Poetry
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- 1.English | Faculty and Staff: Peter Streckfus.
- 2.Foundation, Poetry. Peter Streckfus. Poetry Foundation. 2023-04-12.
- 3.Poets, Academy of American. About Peter Streckfus Academy of American Poets. poets.org.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Peter Streckfus. Errings. Fordham University Press. March 6, 2014. 978-0-823-25776-8.
- Peter Streckfus. The Cuckoo. Yale University Press. March 11, 2004. 978-0-300-10271-0.
- Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring Peter Streckfus. Edited by Nan Cuba and Riley Robinson (Trinity University Press, 2008).
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