William Kloefkorn

Biography

William Kloefkorn was professor emeritus of English at Nebraska Wesleyan University and was named Nebraska State Poet in 1982. His books include Swallowing the Soap: New and Selected Poems (University of Nebraska Press).

See Work

Summer 2010

Late Morning, Almost Noon

By William Kloefkorn
Summer 2010

Babble

By William Kloefkorn
Summer 2010

Memory

By William Kloefkorn
Summer 2010

Living Without It

By William Kloefkorn
ESSAYS / Summer 2005

Walking with the Dog to Dover

By William Kloefkorn
POETRY / Spring 2004

Early July

By William Kloefkorn

As the Rialto burned
I stood across the street
in front of the dry goods store

POETRY / Spring 2004

August

By William Kloefkorn

I am not old but old enough to believe
I know what Jimmy Stevens wants
when he invites my sister
into his Model-A. And because