Nordhaus, Jean

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NORDHAUS, Jean

NORDHAUS, Jean. American, b. 1939. Genres: Poetry. Career: University of Maryland-College Park, assistant professor of German, 1964-65; University of the District of Columbia, assistant professor of English, 1971- 73; Folger Shakespeare Library, programs coordinator for poetry, 1980-83, 1991-92, coordinator of PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, 1982-83; freelance writer and poet. Writer's Center, Bethesda, MD, presenter of poetry workshops, 1986-; also seminar and workshop presenter at George Mason University, 1984, St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1987, Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, summers, 1992-94, American University, 1995, and Taos Institute of the Arts, 1998; gives readings from her works; guest on media programs. Publications: POETRY: A Language of Hands (chapbook), 1982; A Bracelet of Lies, 1987; My Life in Hiding, 1991; A Purchase of Porcelain (chapbook), 1998; The Porcelain Apes of Moses Mendelssohn, 2002. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of poetry, articles, essays, and reviews to periodicals. Address: 623 East Capitol St. S.W., Washington, DC 20003, U.S.A. Online address: jnordhausassistantatt.net

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