Bloomsburg University Department of English: Jerry Wemple




		A. G. "Jerry" Wemple Professor of English/Creative Writing Jerry Wemple received his MFA from University of Massachusetts-Amherst and is the author of two collections of poetry: The Civil War in Baltimore and You Can See It from Here,which won the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award. He is also co-editor of Common Wealth: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania, published by Penn State Press, and editor of Watershed: The Journal of the Susquehanna. His poetry, creative nonfiction, and reviews have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Contact Information Office: 118 Bakeless Center for the Humanities Email: jwemple at bloomu dot edu Office phone: 570.389.4881 Fax: 570.389.3006 Office Hours: TR 1:00-2:00 p.m. and W 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Teaching and Research Interests Primary interests include poetry and creative nonfiction, as well as literature about Pennsylvania and African American life in rural Pennsylvania. Professor Wemple is also the director of the Bloomsburg University Minor in Ethnic Studies program. He is also on the board of directors of the local poetry fesitval. He is perhaps the only professor in the department to have a day in his home town that is a salute to him. In his spare time he is regularly beat on the golf course by his colleagues. Courses Taught Creative Writing: Poetry Creative Writing: Nonfiction Creative Writing Seminar Introduction to Creative Writing Literature and Society
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