My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Male
Industry	Museums or Libraries
Location	Portland, OR, United States
Introduction	John Blackard has been influenced by the Voice of America, his love of all-night diner short order call-and-response, and his active participation in on-field baseball chatter. Inspite of these shortcomings, he has somehow managed to obtain advanced degrees in English Studies and Library & Information Studies; have a career in teaching and librarianship; and receive Fulbright and NEH fellowships. He currently lives with his wife, the poet Valentina Gnup, in Portland, Oregon.
Interests	John has come to believe that the 1st c. AD poets of Lyons had the right idea about poetry competitions—whoever lost had to erase their poetic efforts with their tongues.