Background
Crenner, James T. was born on February 10, 1938 in Pittsburgh. Son of James A. and Mae Connors Crenner.
Crenner, James T. was born on February 10, 1938 in Pittsburgh. Son of James A. and Mae Connors Crenner.
Bachelor in English, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1959. Master of Arts in Modern Literature, University Iowa, 1961. Master of Fine Arts in Poetry, University Iowa Writers Workshop, 1962.
Doctor of Philosophy in American Literature, University Iowa, 1967.
Instructor English St. Vincent College, Latrobe, 1962—1964. Graduate teaching assistant University Iowa Writers Workshop, Iowa City, 1964—1967. Assistant professor English Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, 1967—1972, associate professor English, 1972—1978, professor English, since 1978, The John Milton Potter professor English, since 2000, The Harter chair in humanities, 1992—1994, The John Milton Potter chair, since 2000.
Co-founder, editor The a Review, 1970—1983.
Member of The Academy of America Poets.
Married Kate Lybarger Blackburn, November 14, 1959 (divorced February 1973). Children: Christopher, Belle Mary, Timothy.