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John Estes

John Estes

Associate Professor
Director of Creative Writing

Education

  • PhD

Research Areas

  • Creative Writing

Bio

John Estes joined the faculty in 2016. He studied poetics and ecological literature at the Univeristy of Missouri, and is author of three books of poetry—Kingdom Come (C&R Press, 2011), Stop Motion Still Life (Wordfarm, forthcoming) and Sure Extinction(forthcoming), which won the 2015 Antivenom Award from Elixir Press—as well as two chapbooks: Breakfast with Blake at the Laocoön (Finishing Line Press, 2007) and Swerve, which won a 2008 National Chapbook Fellowship from the Poetry Society of America. Works-in-progress include a collection of short fictions, a book-length poem, and at least one overdue essay.

A few research interests include Eastern thought, film studies, and critical theory. Links to poems, prose, and translations online can be found at his website.