Ken Letko
abbreviated résumé

College of the Redwoods
883 West Washington Blvd.
Crescent City, CA 95531
(707)465-2360
ken-letko@redwoods.edu

EDUCATION
M.A. in English as a Second Language, Bowling Green State University (1988)
M.F.A. in Creative Writing-Poetry, Bowling Green State University (1983)
B.S. in English, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1975)

TEACHING
College of the Redwoods
From Instructor to Professor of English, full-time: courses in creative writing poetry and fiction, literary magazine production, literature, and composition (1991-present)

Bowling Green State University
Lecturer, full-time: graduate courses in literary magazine editing and ESL, undergraduate courses in contemporary poetry, contemporary fiction, modern fiction, and ESL (1988-1991)

Intern Instructor, full-time: undergraduate courses in ESL, composition, and literature (1985-86 and 1983-84)

Graduate Assistant: courses in literature, composition, and computer assisted instruction (1986-88 and 1981-83)

Xian Foreign Languages Institute (People’s Republic of China)
Foreign Expert: undergraduate courses in composition (1984-1985)

EDITING
Mid-American Review
Advisory Editor (1991-present)
Editor-in-Chief (1988-1991)
Poetry Editor (1987-1988)

Juggler’s World
Literary Editor (1987-1998)

the Kerf
Founding Editor (1995-present)

PUBLICATIONS
—more than fifty separate publications of poetry, poetry in translation, fiction, and nonfiction prose

Chapbooks
  All This Tangling. Mardi Gras Press, 1995.
  Shelter For Those Who Need It. 02 Press, 1985.
  Wisconversation. Elk Mound Press, 1979.

Poems—in more than forty journals and anthologies which include:

• The A.I.D. Review. Oklahoma City, OK
• Alms House Press, Sampler. New York, NY
• The And Review. Plain City, OH
• Blue Light Review. Helena, MT
• Blue Pitcher. Greensboro, NC
• Clifton. Cincinnati, OH
• Cottonwood. Lawrence, KS
• Ellipsis. Campbell, CA
• Gambit. Parkersburg, WV
• The Greenfield Review. Greenfield Center, NY
• The Lake Superior Review. Ironwood, MI
• North American Review. Cedar Falls, IA
• Northern Contours. Quincy, CA
• Pebbles. West Chester, PA
• Permafrost. Fairbanks, AK
• Piedmont Literary Review. Danville, VA
• Poetry Motel. Duluth, MN
• Portage. Stevens Point, WI
• Riverwind. Nelsonville, OH
• World Order. Wilmette, IL

Translations—of poetry (German in collaboration with Thomas S. Edwards, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT and Chinese with Li Jia Hu, Xian Foreign Languages Institute, People’s Republic of China) in more than ten journals which include:
  Colorado Review. Fort Collins, CO. Reiner Kunze
  Dimension. Austin, TX. Ulrich Schacht
  Folio. Washington, DC. Schacht
  Nimrod. Tulsa, OK. Kunze
  Poetry East. Chicago, IL. Friedhelm Maeker, Kunze
  Tonantzin. San Antonio, TX. Ai Qing


HONORS—recent awards and recognitions:

• Frederick Morgan Poetry Prize. Story Line Press, 2006
• Pushcart Nomination. North American Review, 2005
• Faculty of the Year, College of the Redwoods–Del Norte. 2000-2001

PRESENTATIONS—more than forty readings, lectures, workshops, and panels which include:

• Austin Convention Center. Austin, TX
• Columbus Cultural Arts Center. Columbus, OH
• Frances Anderson Center. Edmonds, WA
• The Loft. Minneapolis, MN
• Morris Graves Museum of Art. Eureka, CA
• Poetry Motel. Delmar, NY