Scott Coffel
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Scott Coffel is an American poet
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He was educated at York College, City University of New York
, and at State University of New York at Oneonta
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He graduated from Iowa Writers Workshop, with an MFA in 1995.
He directs the Hanson Center for Technical Communication
at The University of Iowa
.
His work has appeared in Missouri Review, Salmagundi, Paris Review, Ploughshares, the American Scholar, Antioch Review, Prairie Schooner, the Southern Review, and the Wallace Stevens Journal
.
He lives in Iowa City with his wife and son.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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He was educated at York College, City University of New York
York College, City University of New York
York College of The City University of New York is one of eleven senior colleges in the City University of New York system. It is located in Jamaica, Queens in New York City...
, and at State University of New York at Oneonta
State University of New York at Oneonta
The State University of New York College at Oneonta is a four-year liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York, United States, with approximately 5,800 students. The College offers many bachelor's degrees and a number of graduate degrees...
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He graduated from Iowa Writers Workshop, with an MFA in 1995.
He directs the Hanson Center for Technical Communication
Hanson Center for Technical Communication
The Hanson Center for Technical Communication was founded at The University of Iowa and is named after a 1960 graduate, Thomas R. Hanson who funded the institution with $800,000...
at The University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
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His work has appeared in Missouri Review, Salmagundi, Paris Review, Ploughshares, the American Scholar, Antioch Review, Prairie Schooner, the Southern Review, and the Wallace Stevens Journal
The Wallace Stevens Journal
The Wallace Stevens Journal is an academic journal established in 1977 and the official publication of The Wallace Stevens Society. It is devoted to the works and life of the American modernist poet Wallace Stevens. The journal is published twice a year by the Johns Hopkins University...
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He lives in Iowa City with his wife and son.
Works
- "Double Indemnity"; "Andrei and Natasha" Waywiser
- "MEDIEVAL WOMEN"; "THE SYSTEM OF PTOLEMY", Adiondack Review
- "Tonight Wallace Stevens", Poetry Society of America
- Toucans in the Arctic, Etruscan Press, 2009, ISBN 9780979745072
- Shivering believer, University of Iowa, 1995
Anthologies
- "God's Double"; "Mountain Jews", The Prairie schooner anthology of contemporary Jewish American writing, Editor Hilda Raz, University of Nebraska Press, 1998, ISBN 9780803289710