Hoover, Paul

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HOOVER, Paul

HOOVER, Paul. American, b. 1946. Genres: Plays/Screenplays, Poetry, Literary criticism and history. Career: University of Illinois Press, Champaign, IL, assistant editor, 1973-74; Columbia College, Chicago, IL, poet-inresidence and professor of English, 1974-2003; San Francisco State University, visiting professor, 2003-. Publications: POETRY: Letter to Einstein Beginning Dear Albert, 1979; Somebody Talks a Lot, 1983; Nervous Songs, 1986; Idea, 1987; The Novel: A Poem, 1990; Viridian, 1997; Totem and Shadow: New & Selected Poems, 1999; Rehearsal in Black, 2001; Winter (Mirror), 2002. OTHER: Saigon, Illinois (novel), 1988; (ed.) Post-modern American Poetry: A Norton Anthology, 1994; Viridian (screenplay) 1994; Fables of Representation (essays), 2004. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Creative Writing Department, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, CA 94132, U.S.A. Online address: viridian@hotmail.com

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