Mccann, Richard (J.)

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MCCANN, Richard (J.)

MCCANN, Richard (J.). American, b. 1940. Genres: Poetry. Career: Teacher and writer. University of Maryland European Division, Heidelberg, Germany, lecturer in film history, 1978-82; Goteborgs Universitet, Goteborg, Sweden, Fulbright lecturer in American studies, 1982-83; Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, assistant professor of English, 1983-86; George Washington University, Washington, DC, Jenny McKean Moore Writer-in- Washington, 1987-88; American University, Washington, DC, associate professor of literature, 1988-. Publications: POETRY. Dream of the Traveler, 1976; Nights of 1990, 1994; Ghost Letters, 1994. EDITOR: (with M. Gibson) Landscape and Distance: Contemporary Poets from Virginia, 1975; (with M. Klein) Things Shaped in Passing: More Poets for Life Writing from the AIDS Pandemic, 1997. Contributor to anthologies and magazines. Address: Department of Literature, American University, 237 Battelle-Tompkins, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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