Jauss, David

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JAUSS, David

JAUSS, David. American, b. 1951. Genres: Novellas/Short stories, Poetry. Career: Southwest State University, Marshall, MN, instructor in English, 1974-77; University of Arkansas at Little Rock, assistant professor, 1980-83, associate professor, 1983-88, professor of English and creative writing, 1988-, director of creative writing, 1980-; Vermont College MFA in Writing Program, faculty member, 1998-; fiction editor, Crazyhorse, 1981-91. Publications: SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS: Crimes of Passion, 1984; Black Maps, 1996. POETRY COLLECTIONS: Improvising Rivers, 1995; You Are Not Here, 2002. EDITOR: Strong Measures: Contemporary American Poetry in Traditional Forms, 1986; The Best of Crazyhorse, 1990. Contributor of short stories, poems and essays to periodicals and anthologies. Address: Department of English, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S University, Little Rock, AR 72204, U.S.A.