Biography
Jeff
Knorr is
the author of the three books of poetry, The
Third Body (Cherry Grove Collections), Keeper
(Mammoth Books), and Standing Up to the Day
(Pecan Grove Press). His other works include Mooring
Against the Tide: Writing Poetry and Fiction (Prentice
Hall);
the anthology, A Writer's Country
(Prentice Hall); and 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, The Journal, North American Review,
Red Rock Review, Barrow Street,
and Like Thunder: Poets Respond to Violence
in America (University of Iowa).
Jeff
has edited, judged, and been a visiting writer
for various conferences and festivals. He was
the founding co-editor and poetry editor of the
Clackamas Literary Review. He has also
been an invited judge for contests such as the
DeNovo First Book Contest, the Willamette Award
in Poetry and the Red Rock Poetry Award. He has
appeared as a visiting writer at such venues and
festivals as Wordstock, University of
Pennsylvania’s Kelly Writer’s House, The Des
Moines Festival of Literary Arts, and CSU
Sacramento’s Summer Writers Conference. He
currently directs the River City Writer’s Series
at Sacramento City College. Jeff has been the
Chair of the English department at Sacramento
City College and he has also served on the
Sacramento County Office of Education Arts
Advisory Board.
Jeff
Knorr lives in Sacramento, California and is
Professor of literature and creative writing at
Sacramento City College.
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