Loren Goodman (born 1968) is an American

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poet and associate professor of English literature and creative writing at

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, Yonsei University, in

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, South Korea.

Biography and education

Goodman is a native of

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. He received a BA degree in philosophy from

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(1991), a MFA degree in poetry from the

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, and PhD degrees in English literature and sociology from State University of New York at Buffalo (2006) and Kobe University, respectively.

Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition

Goodman’s collection of poems ''Famous Americans'' (Yale University Press, 2003) was selected by

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-winning American poet W. S. Merwin as the 2003 winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition, appearing as volume ninety-seven in the series. Merwin compared Goodman to the

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and said the aim of his poetry is "plain ridicule” and the "revelation of nonsense” in the form of “comic writing” (Foreword, 2003, pp. vii, ix).

Japanese Boxing

During his studies in Japan Goodman trained as an amateur boxer. He has also written on Japanese boxing culture, including a case study with interviews of professional middleweights Keitoku Senrima, Hisashi Teraji, Yoshinori Nishizawa, Tetsu Yokozaki, Kevin Palmer,

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, and

Nobuhiro Ishida is a Japanese former professional boxer. He is a former WBA interim super welterweight champion who is best known for knocking out James Kirkland in a middleweight bout at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in April 2011. Ishida has so far been promoted ...

Published books

* ''Famous Americans.'' New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003. 81 pp. . * ''Suppository Writing.'' Southampton, MA: Chuckwagon, 2008. 24 pp. Unpaginated.

References

* Contributor Notes. ''Interval(le)s'' 2.2-3.1 (Fall 2008/Winter 2009): pp. 1024–1036, p. 1028. Centre Interdisciplinaire de Poétique Appliquée. http://www.cipa.ulg.ac.be/intervalles4/91_contributor_notes.pdf (accessed September 10, 2010). *''General Bulletin 2007–2008''. N.d. pp. 58, 360. Yonsei University. http://www.yonsei.ac.kr/eng/academics/bulletin/2008bulletin.pdf (accessed September 10, 2010). *Goodman, Loren. Abstract. “Foreign Bodies: Stereotypes and Ethnicity in Boxing in Japan.” ''36th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology.'' 2003. https://archive.today/20110707013637/http://www.sociology.cass.cn/iis2003beijing/en/AS/S31-6.htm (accessed September 10, 2010). *Goodman, Loren. "Endless Punchers: Body, Narrative, and Performance in the World of Japanese Boxing. PhD Diss. State University of New York at Buffalo, 2006. 737 pp. ''University at Buffalo Libraries''. http://catalog.lib.buffalo.edu/vufind/Record/002496091 (accessed September 10, 2010). *Goodman, Loren. “Medium at Large: Case Studies of Japan’s Biggest Fighters.” ''Interval(le)s'' 2.2-3.1 (Fall 2008/Winter 2009): pp. 305–343. Centre Interdisciplinaire de Poétique Appliquée. http://www.cipa.ulg.ac.be/intervalles4/29_goodman.pdf (accessed September 10, 2010). * Merwin, W. S. Foreword. ''Famous Americans.'' By Loren Goodman. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003. pp. vii–ix. 1968 births Living people American male poets Columbia College (New York) alumni University of Arizona alumni University at Buffalo alumni Yale Younger Poets winners 21st-century American poets 21st-century American male writers {{US-poet-1960s-stub