Weinmann studied English and Classics at the University of Massachusetts and earned his doctorate in Comparative Literature from the University of Illinois, where he concentrated on the influence of ancient Greek and Roman lyric on British poetry.
He has taught at various universities such as Southern Connecticut State University, the University of New Haven, and Quinnipiac University. "Weinmann’s poems, ranging from traditional sonnets and blank verse to more radically experimental forms, push language beyond consolation and praise and toward a possibility of atonement with the world of things."—Diane Kistner, Editor, FutureCycle Press
"..Weinmann..is a very serious poet, with a matchless command of form. He is learned, even erudite, but never (ever) stuffy or pedantic.
His poems are uncommonly fresh.
They bristle with intelligence and unexpected insights.."—Young Smith, Eastern Kentucky University
"Want/Not Want" is "f special brilliance.."—Lorin Stein, The Paris Review
This poem interrogates its own use of symbolism, problematizing any too-quick interpretation even while the symbols themselves are in plain view.."—Marjorie Hakala, Review of Blackbird, Fall 2011.
