Peter Streckfus
at Fall for the Book, 2014
at Fall for the Book, 2014
Born1969
San Antonio, Texas
Occupationprofessor
NationalityAmerican
GenrePoetry

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.

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

  1. ↑ "English | Faculty and Staff: Peter Streckfus".
  2. ↑ Foundation, Poetry (2023-04-12). "Peter Streckfus". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  3. ↑ Poets, Academy of American. "About Peter Streckfus | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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