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Jonathan Greene

Frankfort, Kentucky

Born in New York City, Jonathan Greene earned his BA in literature from Bard College and went on to study poetry with Robert Lowell and folklore with Alan Dundes. The author of more than 20 chapbooks and volumes of poetry, Greene has run Gnomon Press since 1965. He currently works as a freelance designer in Kentucky. He has received many design awards, including honors from the American Association of University Presses, the Chicago Book Clinic, the Midwest Book Show, and the Southern Books Competition.

Column 780

The Return

By Jonathan Greene

Column 489

One Light to Another

Column 464

Untitled

Column 002

At the Grave