Warren Woessner



Warren Woessner (born May 31, 1944 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) grew up in a farm town in southern New Jersey. After studying creative writing with James McConkey and A. R. Ammons at Cornell University, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin in 1966, where he co-founded Abraxas Magazine and WORT-FM. He received a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Woessner's father also received a Ph.D. from Madison. Woessner lived in New York City in the early 1980s; he is today an avid birder. His poetry has been widely published and anthologized. Woessner lives in Minneapolis, where he works as a biotechnology patent attorney.

Publications

 * The Forest and the Trees: Poems. Quixote Press, 1968.
 * The Rivers Return. Gunrunner Press, 1969.
 * Inroads: Poems. Madison, WI: Modine Gunch Press, 1970.
 * Cross-Country: Poems. Quest Publications, 1972.
 * Landing. Ithaca House, 1973.
 * Lost Highway. College of the Mainland, 1977.
 * No Hiding Place. Spoon River Poetry Press, 1979.
 * Storm Lines: A collection of poems. New Rivers Press, 1987.
 * Clear to Chukchi: Poems from Alaska. Poetry Harbor, 1995.
 * Iris Rising. BkMk Press, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1998.
 * Chemistry, A Poem. Pudding House Publications, 2002.
 * Greatest Hits 1965-2000. Columbus, OH: Pudding House Publications, 2003.
 * Our Hawk. The Toothpaste Press, 2005.
 * Clear All the Rest of the Way. The Backwaters Press, 2008.