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HA&L Biographical Sketch
Karl Jirgens
 Karl Jirgens, Professor Emeritus, is the former English Dept. Head and former Chair of the Creative Writing Program (U Windsor), author of 5 books (Coach House, Mercury, ECW and The Porcupine’s Quill Presses). Jirgens edited two books (on painter Jack Bush, and poet Christopher Dewdney), plus, an issue of Open Letter magazine with Beatriz Hausner. His scholarly and creative texts are published globally, most recently in Japan. Jirgens founded / edited / published Rampike, featuring stellar international art, writing, and theory (1979-2016) now digitally archived (searchable & free: http://scholar.uwindsor.ca/rampike) c/o U Windsor’s Leddy Library. All copyrights remain with contributors.
He serves on the Editorial Board of ellipse magazine. Jirgens recently published a chapbook with Above Ground Press featuring three short stories, titled, Eco Blues: A Tale in 3 Parts. His short-fiction collection, The Razor’s Edge is a finalist for the INDIE Forward Award (The Porcupine’s Quill Press, 2022. www.jirgens.org). Jirgens is an 8th Degree Black Belt (Grandmaster) of the Korean Martial Art of Tae Kwon Do. [Photo: Karl Jirgens, 1998.]
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[This HA&L biographical sketch and introduction © 2023 KJ.]
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