Background
Carper, Thomas Robson was born on November 3, 1936 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Wood Bowyer Junior and Eleanor Ruth (Robson) Carper.
writer English literature educator
Carper, Thomas Robson was born on November 3, 1936 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Wood Bowyer Junior and Eleanor Ruth (Robson) Carper.
AB, Harvard University, 1958. Master of Arts, New York University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1973.
Language recordings editor, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc., New York City, 1958-1965; English textbook editor, Odyssey Press, Inc., New York City, 1965-1967; English instructor, University of Southern Maine, Portland, 1967-1971; assistant professor, University of Southern Maine, Portland, 1971-1975; associate professor, University of Southern Maine, Portland, 1975-1992; professor, University of Southern Maine, Portland, since 1992.
Selectman Town of Cornish, Maine, 1988-1991. Member Modern Poetry Association, Academy American Poets, Maine Writers and Publications Alliance.
Married Janet Ellen Holmes, September 19, 1964.