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email:
dan1944@frontiernet.net
Home Address:
P. O. Box 347, Findlay, Illinois 62534
Telephone (217) 756-3285; FAX (217) 424-3993
Date of Birth:
3/31/44
Degrees:
Ph.D. Title of Ph.D. dissertation: "A Place for the
Genuine: The Poetics of Marianne Moore," (Tulane University,
May 1972).
M. A. (Tulane University, August 1966). Thesis title: "Under
the Sign of Laforgue: Irony in the Early Verse of T.S. Elliot."
B. A. (Tulane University, May 1965), summa cum laude, "With
Special Honors in English." Double minor in French and
History.
Teaching Appointments:
2004-present Emeritus Professor of English, Millikin University
9/90 to 2004 Professor of English, Millikin University (Third
World Literature, Creative Writing, English Literature, Modern
Poetry)
8/89 to 6/90 Fulbright Senior Lecturer, Omar Bongo U., Gabon,
West Africa (American Lit., Master's Seminar)
9/86 to 8/89 Professor of English, Millikin University (Advanced
Creative Writing, Illinois Poets)
10/84 to 8/86 Hardy Distinguished Professor of English(Millikin
University)
7/82 to 9/84 Professor, Millikin University (Chairman of
the James Millikin Scholars Honors Program, English Literature
Survey, Advanced Composition, Humanities Honors Seminar)
7/78 to 6/82 Associate Professor, Millikin University (English
Literature Survey, Creative Writing, Humanities Honors Seminar,
Student Retention Officer)
6/72 to 6/78 Assistant Professor, Millikin University (Freshman
Composition, Modern Poetry, Humanities Honors Seminar, Film,
American Literature Survey, and Creative Writing); Chairman
of James Millikin Scholars Program
9/70 to 12/71 Teaching Assistant, Tulane University (Freshman
Composition, Modern Poetry, Remedial English)
9/69 to 5/70 Special Lecturer, Louisiana State University
in New Orleans (Freshman Composition and Remedial English)
9/68 to 5/69 Instructor, Louisiana State University in New
Orleans (Freshman Composition, Sophomore Survey, one interdepartmental
seminar, two independent-study courses)
2/67 to 5/67 Instructor, Louisiana State University in New
Orleans (Freshman Composition and Sophomore Survey)
Recommenders:
Dr. Mildred Boaz, Department of English, Millikin University,
Decatur, Illinois 62522
Professor Lucien Stryk, Department of English, Northern Illinois
University,DeKalb, Illinois 60115
Dr. John Knoepfle, Department of English, Sangamon State
University, Springfield, Illinois 62708
Fellowships and Awards:
American Library Association "Poet in Person" Grant
(1996)
Listed in Contemporary Authors (1994)
Consortium for Progress in Higher Education (CAPHE) Grant
(1994)
Illinois Library Association Award (1993)
Faculty Member,Illinois Summer School for the Arts, Illinois
State University (1992)
USIA Samuel de Champlain Lecturer (U. of Montreal; U. of
Quebec, 1992)
Selected for Illinois Arts Council Reading Series (1991)
Fulbright Senior Lecturer Award (1989-1990)
Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, Millikin University (1989)
Artist's Fellowship Award in Poetry, Illinois Arts Council
(1988)
Winner of the Writer of the Year Award, Lincoln Library,
Springfield, IL (1985)
Appointed Consultant to Illinois State Board of Education
(1985)
Hardy Distinguished Professor of English (1984)
Omicron Delta Kappa (1983)
Alpha Lambda Delta (1982)
Fellow, National Humanities Institute, University of Chicago
(1978 to 1979)
Phi Kappa Phi (1977)
Poet in Residence for Decatur Area Arts Council National
Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar, City University
of New York Graduate Center, Professor John Hollander (1977)
Designated Visiting Poet in Illinois Art Council's "Poets
in the Schools Program" (1975)
Illinois Humanities Council Grant (1974)
Designated Visiting Humanist by the National Humanities Series
Midwestern Center (1974)
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar, Amherst
College, Professor Benjamin DeMott (1973)
Designated as Woodrow Wilson Teaching Intern (1972)
$100 Award, Academy of American Poets (1971)
N.D.E.A. Title IV Fellowship (1966)
Phi Beta Kappa (1965)
Ford Foundation Summer Study Grant (1965)
Elected Tulane Fellow (1965)
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (1965)
Publications:
Books and Anthologies:
Images of America: Decatur. Arcadia press, 2004
The Lemon Jelly Cake. University of Illinois press,
1998 (Wrote "Introduction")
When the Waters Recede. Stormline Press, 1996
Chapters on William Gass and Rita Dove in Magill's Literary
Annual, 1993 (Salem Press, 1994)
"Heart Tones" [poem] in Sarajevo: An Anthology
for Bosnian Relief. Elgin College, 1993.
Chapters on R. M. Rilkes's Duino Elegies and T. S. Eliot's
The Waste Land in Great Cultural Events of the Twentieth
Century. Salem Press, 1993.
The Alligator Inventions. Stormline Press, 1992.
Seasonal Performances: A Michigan Quarterly Review,
ed. Laurence Goldstein. University of Michigan, 1991.
"Marianne Moore and Technology," Chapter in Marianne
Moore: Woman and Poet, ed. Patricia Willis. National Poetry
Foundation / University of Maine, 1991.
"Tradition and Innovation in Twentieth-Century Illinois
Poetry," chapter in Studies in Illinois Poetry,
ed. John Hallwas. Stormline Press, 1989.
Living With Lincoln: Life and Art in the Heartland.
Stormline Press, 1989.
"Thirteen Poems," section in Benchmark: Anthology
of Illinois Poetry, ed. by James McGowan (Illinois Wesleyan
University). Stormline Press, 1988.
"Bel Air: The Automobile as Art Object" (pp. 280-289)
and "Star Wars Style and American Automobiles (pp. 383-393)
in The Automobile and American Culture, ed. David Lewis
and Laurence Goldstein. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan
Press, 1983. Reprinted three times.
Poetry:
Five Poems in Anthology of Cajun Poetry, ed. Beverly
Matherne .
"Whorehouse on the Bayou," Spoon River Quarterly
(Fall 1991).
"Deer" and "Pear, Ripening," Louisville
Review (Spring 1985), 18-19.
"Walking at the End of March," Sangamon Forum,
1 (1982), 4.
"Amanita Muscaria," Rolling Stone, (March
18, 1982), p. 67
"Fishing at Lone Point," "Pheasant in the Cornfields,"
"Prairie Boy in Love," Moraine, 3 (1982), 11-13.
"Poem to My Wife," "The Divorce," Mississippi
Valley Review, 6 (1977), 20-21.
"October," "Bayou Boy," Mississippi
Valley Review, 6 (1976), 20-21.
"Song for Monsieur Jardin," Encore! Encore!
(an Anthology). Allegheny Press, California, Pa. September,
1976.
"Neither Sun Nor Moon," Help Yourself, 1 (1975),
11.
"The Lesson," AAUP Bulletin, 61 (1975), 303.
"Stunned by a Haiku While Working in My Garden,"
Fragments, 16 (1975), 44.
"The Cabbage," University and College Poetry Prizes,
ed. Daniel Hoffman. (New York: Academy of American Poets, 1974),
51.
"Rock Work in River Bottoms," Fragments, 15
(1974), 51
"Blue Nuns," Help Yourself, (Winter 1974),
9.
"Duck Ponds in Winter," Help Yourself, (Winter
1974), 12.
"Atop the Ziggurat," Nunc Dimittis, 3 (1973),
42.
"The Man in the Hat," Nunc Dimittis, 3 (1973),
42.
"Umbrella," Reck, 3 (1973), 16.
"The Rivers," Poetry Venture, 5 (1972), 19.
"To a Friend," Poetry Venture, 5 (1972), 19.
"The Cabbage," Aspect, 6 (1972), 13.
"After Blood Bathing," Kansas Quarterly, 5
(1972), 88.
"The Dolphin," The New Laurel Review, 2 (1972),
16.
"The Salt Farm," Nunc Dimittis, 2 (1972),
4.
"A Form of Animals," Nunc Dimittis, (Spring
1972), 25.
"Dreamer," Nunc Dimittis, (Spring 1972), 27.
"Stone Around the Sun," Nunc Dimittis, (Spring
1972), 70.
"Sight," Yes, 2 (1972), 16.
"Song for Monsieur Jardin," Encore, 6 (1971),
18.
"Music Haiku," Haiku Highlights, 8 (1971),
25.
"Poem in the Evening," Wisconsin Review, 7
(1971), 20.
Articles:
"The Dilemma of Dickson Mounds," Illinois Issues
(Dec. 1990), 21-25.
"The Japanese Connection," Illinois Issues
(July 1989), 11-14.
"The Oriental Connection: Zen and Representations of the
Midwest in the Poetry of Lucien Stryk," Mid-America,
13 (1986), 107-115.
"The Rise and Fall of the Decatur Comet," Illinois
Issues, Nos. 8/9 (1986), 46-50. [Part of a series of humanities
essays funded by the Illinois Humanities Council]
"Emily Dickinson" [essay], Magill's Literary Annual,
Vol. 1, 1986, 233-237.
"Table of Contents" [essay on John McPhee], Magill's
Literary Annual, Vol. 2, 1986, 873-877.
"The Way the Eye Attacks: An Interview with Lucien Stryk,
"Indra's Net, 10 (1986), 6-13. "Relations" [essay
on Philip Booth], Magill's Literary Annual, Vol. 2, 1987,
703-707.
"White Shroud" [essay on Allen Ginsberg], Magill's
Literary Annual, Vol. 2, 1987, 974-979.
"Songlines" and "Hemingway" [essays on
Bruce Chatwin and Kenneth Lynn, 1988 edition of Magill's
Literary Annual]
"Leaving the Atocha Station: Contemporary Poetry and Technology,"
TriQuarterly, 52 (1981), 165-181.
"Bel Air: The Automobile as Art Object," Michigan
Quarterly Review, 19 (1980), 657-666.
"The Mystique of Childhood in American Literature,"
Tulane Studies in English, 23 (1978), 229-247.
"Myth and Meaning in James Dickey's Deliverance,"
College Literature, 3 (1976), 56-62.
("The Imaged Word") Article Review of Letters of
Hart Crane and His Family, The Old Northwest, 1 (1975),
419-424.
"Hart Crane, Marianne Moore, and the Brooklyn Bridge,"
Ball State University Forum 15 (1975), 48-49.
"Robert Creeley and the Surprise of Zen," Unicorn,
2 (1973), 18-20.
"Water Magic in the Poetry of James Dickey," English
Language Notes, 8 (1970), 131-137.
Book Reviews:
October, 1975 to present: Staff reviewer for Library Journal
(161 reviews dealing with contemporary poetry, criticism, and
biographies; reviews of works by or about such writers as Richard
Howard, E. E. Cummings, Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore, Eudora
Welty, Eugene O'Neill, and John Updike).
Jan., 1980 - March, 1983: 12 reviews for Reprint Bulletin
(poetry, novels, criticism).
Nov. 1985 - present: 8 reviews for Salem Press (published
in Magill's Book Reviews, and the Dow/Jones Salem Press On-line
Database).
Spring and Summer, 1986--2 reviews for Small Press Review.
Newspaper Articles:
"Theater Rumble," Illinois Times (2-25-88), 18-20.
"The Zen of Truck Repair," Illinois Times (2-25-88),
14-17.
"The Audacious Artist," Illinois Times (1-21-88),
20-21.
"Letters From a Literary Courtship," Illinois Times
(12-17-87), 36-37.
"Odd Couples in the Windy City," Illinois Times (12-17-87),
34-35.
"Mirror on the Midwest," Illinois Times (9-24-87),
23-25.
"Steeples and Silos," Illinois Times Cover, 1; 9-12.
"Bubbly Under the Stars," Illinois Times (8-27-87),
20-22.
"Almost Shakespeare," Illinois Times (8-9-87), 21-23.
"A Trio of Treats," Illinois Times (7-30-87), 14-17.
"Play of Wonders," Illinois Times (7-2-87), 20-23.
"Sting Ray Fever," Illinois Times (6-18-87), 17-20.
"Purlie is Right on Time," Illinois Times (6-4-87),
63-64.
Newspaper Articles:
"A Primer of Backyard Gardening," Illinois Times
(4-9-87), 12-17.
"Going for Brogue," Illinois Times (3-26-87), 25-27.
"Palatal Splendors," Illinois Times (3-12-87), 15-19.
"Dinner and Jive," Illinois Times (2-26-87), 16-18.
"Inside the House of Glass," Illinois Times (2-19-87).
"Super Sleuth," Illinois Times, (2-12-87), 25-27.
"Motor Magic," Illinois Times (1-5-87), 8-11.
"The Plant That Ate Springfield," Illinois Times
(12-11-86), 47-48.
"Soujourn in Lombardy," Illinois Times (12-11-86).
"Moving Up on 'The Hill,'" Illinois Times (12-11-86),
25-26.
"Four Easy Pieces," Illinois Times (12-11-86), 12-14.
"On the Edge," Illinois Times (11-6-86), 32.
"The Case of the Unfinished 'Murder,'" Illinois Times
(10-30-86), 20-21.
"Following Autumn on Spoon River Drive," Illinois
Times (10-23-86), 6-8.
"Shakespeare: the Musical," Illinois Times (9-18-86),
12-13.
"The Rise and Fall of Decatur's Comet," Illinois
Times (9-18-86), 8-11. [Reprint of Illinois Issues piece]
"Made in Japan," Illinois Times (7-17-86, 38.
"A Sense of Place," Illinois Times (7-3-86), 13-14.
"Foreign Relations," Illinois Times (6-5-86), 40-48.
"Bouquet," Illinois Times, (4-24-86), 5-6.
"Life on a Houseboat" (Theater Review), IllinoisTimes
(3-13-86), 12-14.
"Mozart Off-Key" (Theater Review), Illinois Times
(1-30-86), 11-13.
"Poet of the Prairie," (Book Review/Article), Illinois
Times (12-11-85), 28-29.
"Mansions and Carriages: A Walking Tour of Historic Old
Decatur," Illinois Times (11/28/85)
"Singular Sensation," (Theater Review) Illinois Times
(10-31-85), 26-27.
"Living With Lincoln," Illinois Times (10-17-85),
26-27.
"A Mellow Cup of Java" (Theater Review), Illinois
Times (9-26-85), 12-13.
"The Plain People: A Portrait of the Illinois Amish,"
Illinois Times (July 3, 1985) 4-9.
"The Hitchcock Revival," Illinois Times (May 23,
1985) pp. 5-7.
"Cat Tales," Illinois Times (May 16, 1985), pp. 17-19.
"Tomato Memories, Squash Fantasies," Illinois Times
(April 18, 1985), pp. 14-16.
"An Evening With Alex Haley," Illinois Times (March
7, 1985), pp. 10-12.
"Lake Shelbyville in Winter," Illinois Times (February
14, 1985), pp. 8-10.
"Saws, Boats, and Photographs," Illinois Times (March
7, 1985), pp. 10-12.
"The Essence of Allerton," Illinois Times (Oct. 18,
1984), pp. 4-8.
"Good-Bye, Proud Barns," Illinois Times (10/27/83),
pp. 4-8. Rpt. in Rural America, 9 (1984), p. 20.
"Of Typed Menus and Sweaty Cooks," Illinois Times
(8/11/83), pp. 5-6.
"The Joy of Junk," Illinois Times (6/9/83), pp. 12-13.
"In Praise of Pickups," Illinois Times (3/10/83),
pp. 12-13.
"Shadows," Illinois Times (1/10/83), pp. 25-26.
"A House in the Country" Illinois Times (5/6/82),
pp. 13-14. "Illinois 128," Illinois Times (4/8/82),
p. 25.
Readings and Presentations:
"The Grammar of Infinity: Hart Crane's The Brigde,"
MLA, New York City, December 1976.
"Creative Writing and Composition Program," Midwest
Modern Language Association, Chicago, November 1977.
"Automobiles and American Culture," Lake Forest
College, January, 1978.
"Automobiles," National Public Radio, March, 1978.
Taped at University of Chicago.
"Bel Air: The Automobile in American Culture,"
University of Louisville, October, 1979.
Writing Workshops for High School Teachers (10), sponsored
by the Illinois State Board of Education, January 1983 --
March 1988.
Poetry Reading, Illinois College, February 1984.
Chaired a Session on "Poets Reading Poetry" at
the annual Twentieth Century Literature Conference, University
of Louisville (February 1985)
Paper presented ("Doctorow as Poet") at Doctorow
Symposium sponsored by five colleges in the Quad Cities; paper
published by Augustana College(March 1985)
Poetry Reading entitled "Writing With Light," Twentieth
Century Literature Conference, University of Louisville, February
28, 1986.
"The Oriental Connection: Zen and the Poetry of Lucien
Stryk." Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature.
Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan). May 1986.
Poetry Reading. University of Minnesota (Duluth). August
1987.
"A Sense of Place in the Literature of Central Illinois."
Midamerica American Studies Association (St. Paul, Minnesota).
May 1987.
"Cajun Chic." Popular Culture Association (New
Orleans, La.) March 1988.
"Le Modernisme et la Renaissance de Harlem." U.S.
State Dept. Conference, Brazzaville, Congo. March, 1990.
"How Literate Was Lincoln?" Illinois Literary Heritage
Conference. (Springfield, Illinois). October, 1990.
"Third-World Literature." Decatur Educational Conference,
Millikin University (March 1992).
Reading Tour: Nichols State U., Tulane U., Parkland College,
Richland College, Elgin College, Chicago Public Lib., Newberry
Library, Eastern Illinois U., Champaign Pub. Lib. (Lila Wallace--Reader's
Digest grant)--Oct. 1992-May 1993.
Chaired a session on T.S. Eliot, Twentieth Century Literature
Conference, U. of Louisville (February 1993).
Foreign Study:
English Literature Summer School, Sheffield, England (June
30-July 15, 1985)
Gabon, Africa
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