Duane Ackerson



Duane Ackerson (born 1942) is an American poet and writer of fiction.

Life and work
Ackerson lives in Salem, Oregon. He has been Director of Creative Writing at Idaho State University and poet-in-residence at Willamette University in Salem. For 25 years he wworked for the state of Oregon as a research analyst, writer/editor, and employment economist.

Duane Ackerson's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Christian Science Monitor, Yankee, Prairie Schooner, and Strange Horizons. He has also been published in several anthologies including The Year's Best SF 1974, 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories, Future Pastimes, and the textbook Writing Poetry.

Recognition
Ackerman has received a National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship, an NEA arts administration internship, and several Rhysling short poem awards from the Science Fiction Poetry Association.

Publications

 * The Bird at the End of the Universe
 * The Eggplant & Other Absurdities
 * Weathering