John Skoyles
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John Skoyles (b. 1949 in New York, New York) is an American poet and writer.
Skoyles has taught at Southern Methodist University, Sarah Lawrence College, Warren Wilson College and Emerson College. He was executive director of the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts from 1992-94.
He was educated at Fairfield University and the University of Iowa.
[edit] Works
- A Little Faith, poetry (Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1981)
- Permanent Change, poetry (Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1991)
- The Smoky Mountain Cage Bird Society and Other Magical Tales from Everyday Life, nonfiction (New York: "Kodansha International, 1997)
- Definition of the Soul, poetry (Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1998)
- Generous Strangers and Other Moments from My Life, memoir (New York: Kodansha International, 1999)
- Secret Frequencies: A New York Education, memoir (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2003)
- The Situation, poetry (Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2007)
[edit] References
Source: Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2005.
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