H. L. Hix
poetry
Creative Writing
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Canada
Biography
H. L. Hix’s recent books include a poetry collection, American Anger; a translation, made with Jüri Talvet, of Estonian peasant poet Juhan Liiv’s poetry, called Snow Drifts, I Sing; an essay collection, Lines of Inquiry; and an art/poetry anthology, Ley Lines. Other recent poetry collections include First Fire, Then Birds; Incident Light; and Chromatic (a finalist for the National Book Award). His books of criticism and theory include As Easy As Lying, Spirits Hovering Over the Ashes: Legacies of Postmodern Theory, and Morte d’Author: An Autopsy. He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Texas, and taught for fifteen years at the Kansas City Art Institute. More information is available at his website: www.hlhix.com. Hix teaches poetry writing and literary translation in the MFA program.
Research Interest
poetry writing
