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Patrick Bizzaro is the author of eight poetry collections, including most recently Every Insomniac Has a Story to Tell (2004) and Fear of the Coming Drought (2001). His edited collection of essays, More Lights Than One: On the Fiction of Fred Chappell, was published in 2004 by LSU Press. An earlier study of Chappell, Dream Garden: The Poetic Vision of Fred Chappell (1997), also published by LSU, was nominated for awards from MLA and SSSL. Bizzaro is ECU's first Director of University Writing Programs and has been a recipient of the university's coveted Teacher/Scholar Award and the UNC Board of Governor's Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award. His recent work in writing in the disciplines includes co-authorship of The Pocket Handbook for History, co-authorship of The Harcourt Brace Guide to Writing in the Disciplines, as well as contributing editorship of The Pocket Handbook for Biology and The Pocket Handbook for Psychology. He is completing A Short Guide for Writing in Education.
Degrees
B.A. SUNY College at Brockport
M.A. SUNY College at Brockport
Ph.D. Miami University of Ohio
Areas of Interest
Literary Study
Creative Writing
Courses Taught
6870: Literature: The Writer's Perspective
6625: Composition Theory and Practice
6155: Romantic Literature
5840: Advanced Poetry Writing
3840: Introduction to Poetry Writing
2000: Interpreting Literature
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