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Philip Metres

Philip Metres is a poet and a translator whose work has appeared in numerous journals and in “Best American Poetry” (2002). His books include “Instants” (chap, 2006), “Primer for Non-Native Speakers” (chap, 2004), “Catalogue of Comedic Novelties: Selected Poems of Lev Rubinstein” (2004), and “A Kindred Orphanhood: Selected Poems of Sergey Gandlevsky” (2003).

Forthcoming is “Behind the Lines: War Resistance Poetry on the American Homefront, Since 1941” (University of Iowa Press, 2007). He teaches literature and creative writing at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. Were it not for Ellis Island, his last name would be Abourjaili.

Check out philipmetres.com for more information.
pmetres@jcu.edu

 

 
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