Professor Bennett is a nationally recognized poet, editor, and reviewer. He is the author of 18 chapbooks and seven full-length collections. Professor Bennett was a founding editor of the magazines Field and Ploughshare and has reviewed contemporary poetry for the New York Times Book Review, The Nation, and Harvard Review. The journal, Paintbrush, recently devoted an entire issue to his work.

In addition to teaching, he directs the College’s creative writing program and coordinates the acclaimed Visiting Writers Series. He received the College’s Excellence in Teaching Medal in 1990.

Education:
1961     A.B. Harvard University
1962     A.M. Harvard University
1967     Ph.D. Harvard University

Select Publications:
Bennett, Bruce. Web-Watching. Bright Hills Press, 2005.
Bennett, Bruce. Grief and Love. FootHills Publishing, 2004.
Bennett, Bruce, Navigating the Distances: Poems New and Selected. Orchises Press, 1999.

Courses Taught:
Poetry Writing
Short Story Writing
Creative Non-Fiction
Numerous literature courses

Last updated: 09/15/2005