Luke Whisnant
Luke Whisnant | |
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| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | East Carolina University (BA) Washington University in St. Louis (MFA) |
Luke Whisnant (born 1957) is an American novelist, short story writer and poet. His first novel, Watching TV with the Red Chinese, was published in 1992[1] and was made into a feature film in 2010.[2] Street, a poetry chapbook, was published in 1990; Down in the Flood, a collection of short stories, appeared in 2006; and Above Floodstage, an 800-line narrative poem, was published in 2014. Whisnant earned his B.A. in English from East Carolina University and his M.F.A. in creative writing from Washington University in St. Louis.[3] He is Professor of English at East Carolina University, where he also edits Tar River Poetry.[4]
Works[edit]
- Street. Portlandville NY: MAF Press, 1990. ISBN 978-1477490204
- Watching TV with the Red Chinese. Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 1992. ISBN 978-0-945575-83-2
- Down in the Flood. Knoxville: Iris, 2006. ISBN 978-0-916078-70-6
- Above Floodstage: A Narrative Poem. Georgetown KY: Finishing Line, 2014. ISBN 978-1-62229-635-4
References[edit]
- ^ "Luke Whisnant Faculty Profile". East Carolina University. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Internet Movie Database Page for Watching TV with the Red Chinese". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ Robinson, Lorraine Hale (2007). "Dictionary of North Carolina Writers: Alfred Moore Waddell to Jose Zuniga". North Carolina Literary Review. 16: 233.
- ^ "Tar River Poetry Web Site". Retrieved 2013-04-25.
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