Poetry. "I'm consistently jealous of Steve Langan's small-a absurdist accuracy, not to mention his unfailing ability to dredge gorgeous song from the hum of the normal. MEET ME AT THE HAPPY BAR is sharp, sad, sassy, and frighteningly alive"—Graham Foust.

Author Hometown: OMAHA, NE USA



About the author: Steve Langan graduated from Omaha North High School, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he received the Paul Engle Postgraduate Fellowship from the James Michener Foundation. His most recent collection of poems is MEET ME AT THE HAPPY BAR (BlazeVOX [books], 2009). He is also the author of FREEZING (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2001) and Notes on Exile and Other Poems (The Backwaters Press, 2005). Langan serves on the teaching and residency faculty of the University of Nebraska MFA in Writing program.

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