James McKean





James McKean

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James McKean was born and raised in the Seattle-Tacoma area. As an undergraduate, he played basketball for the Washington State University Cougars, starting at center from 1965 to 1968 in what was then the PAC 8 conference. At the University of Iowa, he completed an MFA and a Ph.D. in English. McKean's collection of essays, Home Stand, won a Pushcart Prize for D/Altered. He has published two collections of poetry: Headlong (New Writer Award from Great Lakes Colleges Association) and Tree of Heaven (Iowa Poetry Award). McKean now teaches creative writing and American literature at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids,...more


Average rating: 2.94 · 18 ratings · 6 reviews · 5 distinct works
Quattrocento Quattrocento Q...
2.86 of 5 stars 2.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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Home Stand: Growing Up in S...
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005
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Tree of Heaven
3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1995
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Quattrocentro
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Headlong
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