T.R. Hummer
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Terry Randolph Hummer is an American poet
, critic, essayist, editor, and professor. His most recent poetry collection is Infinity Sessions (Louisiana State University Press
, 2005). He has published poems in literary journals and magazines including The New Yorker, Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, Paris Review, and Georgia Review. His honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship inclusion in the 1995 edition of Best American Poetry, and two Pushcart Prize
s.
Hummer was born and raised in Mississippi, and graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a B. A. in 1972 and M. A. in 1974. He studied with Gordon Weaver and D.C. Berry. He graduated from the University of Utah
with a PhD, where he studied with Dave Smith
and was editor of Quarterly West in 1979.
He taught at Oklahoma State University, where he was poetry editor of The Cimarron Review. In 1984 he relocated to Kenyon College
; there, after visiting positions at Middlebury College
(where he guest edited New England Review) and the University of California at Irvine, he became editor of The Kenyon Review. In 1989 he returned to Middlebury as editor of New England Review. He relocated to the University of Oregon
in 1993, where he directed the MFA Program in Creative Writing. In 1997, he taught at Virginia Commonwealth University
. He taught at the University of Georgia
, and was editor of The Georgia Review. He teaches currently at Arizona State University
, where he lives with his wife Stephanie, and his daughter Jackson.
Chapbooks
Poetry Anthologies
Essay Collections
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, critic, essayist, editor, and professor. His most recent poetry collection is Infinity Sessions (Louisiana State University Press
Louisiana State University Press
The Louisiana State University Press is a nonprofit book publisher and an academic unit of Louisiana State University. Founded in 1935, the press publishes scholarly, general interest, and regional books as part of the university’s mission to disseminate knowledge and culture...
, 2005). He has published poems in literary journals and magazines including The New Yorker, Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, Paris Review, and Georgia Review. His honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship inclusion in the 1995 edition of Best American Poetry, and two Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
s.
Hummer was born and raised in Mississippi, and graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a B. A. in 1972 and M. A. in 1974. He studied with Gordon Weaver and D.C. Berry. He graduated from the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
with a PhD, where he studied with Dave Smith
Dave Smith
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and was editor of Quarterly West in 1979.
He taught at Oklahoma State University, where he was poetry editor of The Cimarron Review. In 1984 he relocated to Kenyon College
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private college in Ohio...
; there, after visiting positions at Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
(where he guest edited New England Review) and the University of California at Irvine, he became editor of The Kenyon Review. In 1989 he returned to Middlebury as editor of New England Review. He relocated to the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
in 1993, where he directed the MFA Program in Creative Writing. In 1997, he taught at Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
. He taught at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
, and was editor of The Georgia Review. He teaches currently at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
, where he lives with his wife Stephanie, and his daughter Jackson.
Published works
Full-Length Poetry Collections- Walt Whitman in Hell: Poems (Louisiana State University Press, 1996)
- Lower-Class Heresy (University of Illinois, 1987)
- The Passion of the Right-Angled Man (University of Illinois Press, 1984)
- The Angelic Orders (Louisiana State University Press, 1982)
Chapbooks
- Translation of Light (Cedar Creek Press, 1976)
Poetry Anthologies
Essay Collections
- The Muse in the Machine: Essays on Poetry And the Anatomy of the Body Politic (The Life of Poetry: Poets on Their Art and Craft) (University of Georgia PressUniversity of Georgia PressThe University of Georgia Press or UGA Press is a publishing house and is a member of the Association of American University Presses.Founded in 1938, the UGA Press is a division of the University of Georgia and is located on the campus in Athens, Georgia, USA...
, 2006)
External links
- Author's Website
- Author's Blog
- Author Page: Louisiana State University Press > T.R. Hummer
- Interview: Blackbird, February 16, 2004
- Poems: Little Epic Against Oblivion> October 7, 2008 > Poems by T.R. Hummer
- Poems: Mudlark Poster 81 > 2009 > System, Fallacy of Composition, Bald Man, Fallacy The Illegibility of Providence, Infinite by Virtue of Its Everlastingness, Bounded by its Own Completeness by T.R. Hummer
- Poems: The Poetry Foundation > Poets > Greek by T.R. Hummer