Background
Custer, Chris Edward was born on December 13, 1960 in Spokane. Son of James C. Steel and Mattie Maudine (Luker) Custer.
Custer, Chris Edward was born on December 13, 1960 in Spokane. Son of James C. Steel and Mattie Maudine (Luker) Custer.
Bachelor in English Literature, San Francisco State University, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy in Composition Literature, San Francisco State University, 1990.
Managing editor, Athena Incognito Press, San Francisco, 1983-1987; managing editor, INK Magazine, San Francisco, 1987-1990; poetry editor, Black Warrior Review, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since 1990; Professor of English and composition, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1990.
Campaign worker Jessie Jackson for President, San Francisco, 1988. Member New Residencies for Writers (president since 1988).
Married Barbara Lara Carr, August 22, 1990.