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Professor of English, Henderson State University: January 1997-present
- Online Instructor at Excelsior College: 1999-2019
Education
- Ph.D. in English (University of Denver, 1991)
- M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Warren Wilson College, 1987)
- B.A. in English, minor in Women's Studies (University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1984)
Publications
- Blind Verse (Ireland: Salmon Poetry, 2015)
- Catastrophic Chords (Ireland: Salmon Poetry, 2008)
- Libido Café (Ireland: Salmon Poetry, 2004)
- Godworm (Mellen Poetry Press, 1995)
Editing
- Proscenium (student writing and art): 1998-present
- Arkansas Poets Roundtable 80th Anniversary Anthology: 2013
- Crazyhorse, Assistant Poetry Editor: 1983-88 / 1994-99
- Denver Quarterly, Managing Editor: 1989-91
Administration
- Dean of HSU Graduate School: 2002 - 2010
- Board of Trustees, Excelsior College: 2007-2013
- Management Development Program, Harvard: 2005
- Director of Master of Liberal Arts Program: July 1999-July 2002
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Honors
- Faculty Excellence Award in Scholarly Activity (HSU), 2003
- Faculty Excellence Award in Service (HSU), 2001
- Friend of WORDS Award, 1999
- Multimedia Curricula Development Grant (HSU), 1998
- Arkansas Arts Council Fellowship in Poetry ($5000), 1997
- Little Rock Free Press Open Competition in Poetry 1994, '95, '97, '98, 01
- UALR Writer's Network Poetry Discovery Award, 1995
- Academy of American Poets Prize (honorable mention), 1991
- Pushcart Prize in Poetry (nomination), 1990, 1996
- University of Denver Teaching/Editing Fellowship, 1988-91
- Intro Award (Associated Writers & Poets), 1984
- UALR Women's Studies Minor Degree
- UALR Gladys Brown Award (academic), 1984
- UALR Alma K. Dougherty Award (creative writing), 1984
- UALR Richard Stanley Cooper Literary Award (creative writing), 1983
- Chester H. Jones National Poetry Competition (honorable mention), 1983
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