Duane Ackerson (October 17, 1942 – April 19, 2020) was an

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speculative poetry Speculative poetry is a genre of poetry that focusses on fantastic, science fictional and mythological themes. It is also known as science fiction poetry or fantastic poetry. It is distinguished from other poetic genres by being categorized by it ...

and fiction. Не taught at the

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, then headed the creative program at

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. He lived in Salem, Oregon, where he died on April 19, 2020. Duane Ackerson's work has appeared in anthologies that include ''The Year's Best SF 1974'', ''100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories'', ''Future Pastimes'', and the textbook ''Writing Poetry''. He has won the

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for Best Short Poem twice, in 1978 and 1979. Ackerson's poems are translated into Russian by

Dmitry Kuzmin Dmitry Vladimirovich Kuzmin (russian: Дми́трий Влади́мирович Кузьми́н, born December 12, 1968), is a Russian poet, critic, and publisher. Biography Kuzmin was born in Moscow, son of the architect Vladimir Legoshin a ...

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Bibliography

* ''The Bird at the End of the Universe'' * ''The Eggplant & Other Absurdities'' * ''Weathering'' * ''UA Flight to Chicago''. Lincoln, Nebraska: The Best Cellar Press, 1971.

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