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JEFF KNORR is the author of three collections of poetry, Standing Up to the Day, Keeper (a collection of poems & essays), and forthcoming from Cherry Grove Collections is The Third Body. His other works include the co-authored Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Poetry and Fiction (Prentice Hall); the anthology, A Writer's Country (Prentice Hall); and the newly released, The River Sings: An Introduction to Poetry (Prentice Hall). His poetry and essays have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies including Chelsea, Connecticut Review, Red Rock Review, The Journal, and Like Thunder: Poets Respond to Violence in America (University of Iowa, 2002). Jeff has edited, presented, and been an invited judge for various awards. He was the founding co-editor and poetry editor of the Clackamas Literary Review, which won Best New Magazine in America in 1997 and in 1998. He has also been an invited reader at such venues as University of Pennsylvania’s Kelly Writer’s House, The Des Moines Festival of Literary Arts and a judge for contests such as the Willamette Award in Poetry and the Red Rock Poetry Award. He currently serves on the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s Poet Laureate Committee. Jeff Knorr currently lives in California's central valley and is Professor of English at Sacramento City College. Contact info Sacramento City College 3835 Freeport Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95822 Click here for a complete |