Klappert, Peter

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KLAPPERT, Peter

KLAPPERT, Peter. American, b. 1942. Genres: Poetry, Literary criticism and history. Career: Instructor, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, 1968-71; Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on English, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-74; Lecturer, New College, Florida, 1972; Writer-in-Residence, 1976-77, and Assistant Professor, 1977-78, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia; George Mason University, assistant professor, 1978-81, director, writing program, 1979-80, 1985-88, associate professor, 1981-91, professor, 1991-, Master of Fine Arts Program in Poetry, director, 1995-98. Publications: Lugging Vegetables to Nantucket, 1971; Circular Stairs, Distress in the Mirrors, 1975; Non Sequitur O'Connor, 1977; The Idiot Princess of the Last Dynasty, 1984; '52 Pick-Up: Scenes from the Conspiracy, A Documentary, 1984; Chokecherries: New & Selected Poems, 1966-99, 2000. Address: MSN 3E4, Dept. of English, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]