Meet Columnist Stephen Kuusisto

Stephen Kuusisto is the author of Only Bread, Only Light a collection of poems from Copper Canyon Press and of the memoirs Planet of the Blind and Eavesdropping.

He holds a dual appointment at the University of Iowa where he is Professor of English and teaches courses in creative nonfiction and where he also serves as a public humanities scholar in the University’s College of Medicine. Kuusisto speaks widely on creative writing, diversity, disability, education, and public policy. His essays and poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and literary magazines including Harper’s; The New York Times Magazine; Poetry; and Partisan Review. He has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show; Dateline NBC; The Leeza Gibbons Show; The BBC; The Voice of America; “Talk of the Nation” on National Public Radio and The Arts & Entertainment Network

web site: www.stephenkuusisto.com

blog: Planet of the Blind