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William Kloefkorn

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born

August 12, 1932 in Attica, Kansas, The United States

died

May 19, 2011

gender

male

genre

Poetry, Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction

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William "Bill" Kloefkorn was a Nebraska poet and educator based in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was the author of twelve collections of poetry, two short story collections, a collection of children's Christmas stories, and four memoirs. Additionally Kloefkorn is professor emeritus of English at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Kloefkorn, who was born in Attica, Kansas, obtained Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, and did additional graduate work at the University of Kansas and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Prior to teaching at Nebraska Wesleyan, Kloefkorn taught at Wichita State University and at Ellinwood High School in Ellinwood, Kansas.

In 1982, Kloefkorn was appointed State Poet of Nebraska, a pos...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 93 ratings · 18 reviews · 29 distinct works

	This Death by Drowning 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Alvin Turner as Farmer 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Covenants: Poems by William Kloefkorn, David Lee 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1996	My rating:
	Restoring the Burnt Child: A Primer 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Going Out/Coming Back 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	Swallowing the Soap: New and Selected Poems by William Kloefkorn, Ted Genoways (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	At Home on This Moveable Earth 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Dragging Sand Creek for Minnows 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1992	My rating:
	Welcome to Carlos 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Loup River Psalter 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	My rating:

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