Warren Woessner

Warren Woessner

likely notable, a lot of book reviews

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{{short description|American lawyer}}
{{short description|American lawyer}}

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'''Warren Woessner''' (born 1944) is an American poet and lawyer, studied creative writing with James McConkey and [[A. R. Ammons]] at [[Cornell University]].https://www.jstor.org/stable/41337434 He moved to [[Madison, Wisconsin]], in 1966 and co-founded ''Abraxas Magazine'' with poet James Bertolino in 1968. He was also a founder of WORT-FM and hosted its poetry program. He received a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1971.[http://myweb.wvnet.edu/~jelkins/lp-2001/woessner.html Warren Woessner Lawyer and Poet] His poetry has appeared in ''[[Poetry (magazine)|Poetry]]'', ''[[Poetry Northwest]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', ''Midwest Quarterly'', ''[[CutBank]]'', ''[[Poet Lore]]'', and ''5 A.M.'' Woessner's poetry and literary reviews have been published in ''[[The New York Times Book Review]]'', ''[[American Book Review]]'', ''[[Rain Taxi]]'', and ''Midwest Review''.
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'''Warren Woessner''' (born 1944), poet and lawyer, studied creative writing with James McConkey and [[A. R. Ammons]] at [[Cornell University]]. He moved to [[Madison, Wisconsin]], in 1966 and co-founded ''Abraxas Magazine'' with poet James Bertolino in 1968. He was also a founder of WORT-FM and hosted its poetry program. He received a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1971.[http://myweb.wvnet.edu/~jelkins/lp-2001/woessner.html Warren Woessner Lawyer and Poet] His poetry has appeared in ''[[Poetry (magazine)|Poetry]]'', ''[[Poetry Northwest]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', ''Midwest Quarterly'', ''[[CutBank]]'', ''[[Poet Lore]]'', and ''5 A.M.'' Woessner's poetry and literary reviews have been published in ''[[The New York Times Book Review]]'', ''[[American Book Review]]'', ''[[Rain Taxi]]'', and ''Midwest Review''.


==Poetry career==
==Poetry career==