Kasdorf, Julia

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KASDORF, Julia

KASDORF, Julia. Also writes as Julia Spicher. American, b. 1962. Genres: Poetry, Local history/Rural topics. Career: Writer and educator. Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts, instructor, 1984, 1985, 1987; New York University, NYC, writer, 1987-89, instructor, 1989-; Messiah College, Grantham, PA, assistant professor, 1996-2000; Pennsylvania State University, University Park, associate professor, 2000-. Publications: (as Julia Spicher) Moss Lotus (chapbook), 1983; Sleeping Preacher (poems), 1992; Eve's Striptease, 1998; Body and the Book, 2001; Fixing Tradition: Joseph W. Yoder, Amish American, 2002. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to periodicals.