William Kloefkorn





William Kloefkorn

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

died
May 19, 2011

gender
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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


Average rating: 4.19 · 93 ratings · 18 reviews · 29 distinct works
This Death by Drowning
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Alvin Turner as Farmer
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Covenants: Poems
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Going Out/Coming Back
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At Home on This Moveable Earth
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Dragging Sand Creek for Min...
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1992
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Welcome to Carlos
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Loup River Psalter
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