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Richard Kenney is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, specializing in poetry and poetics. He has authored five books of poetry, including 'Evolution', 'Flightless Bird', 'Orrery', 'Invention Zero', 'Strand River', and 'Terminator'. Kenney has received several prestigious awards and fellowships from institutions such as the Guggenheim, Lannan, and MacArthur Foundations. He teaches undergraduate and MFA programs in poetry and verse writing and has contributed significantly to the English Department at the University of Washington with innovative programs in places such as Rome and marine laboratories in Friday Harbor. His work intertwines themes from evolutionary cognitive sciences with interests that center on the cognitive basis of poetic forms and the origins of language. He delves into various subliterary species, including jokes, proverbs, and nursery rhymes. Throughout his career, Kenney has been influenced by an array of favorite poets including Archilochos, Shakespeare, Keats, and Frost. He currently resides in Port Townsend, located on the Olympic Peninsula.
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