James McKean

James McKean was born and raised in the Seattle-Tacoma area. As an undergraduate, he played basketball for the Washington State University Cougars, starting at center from 1965 to 1968 in what was then the PAC 8 conference. At the University of Iowa, he completed an MFA and a Ph.D. in English. McKean's collection of essays, "Home Stand, " won a Pushcart Prize for "D/Altered". He has published two collections of poetry: "Headlong" (New Writer Award from Great Lakes Colleges Association) and ...See more

James McKean was born and raised in the Seattle-Tacoma area. As an undergraduate, he played basketball for the Washington State University Cougars, starting at center from 1965 to 1968 in what was then the PAC 8 conference. At the University of Iowa, he completed an MFA and a Ph.D. in English. McKean's collection of essays, "Home Stand, " won a Pushcart Prize for "D/Altered". He has published two collections of poetry: "Headlong" (New Writer Award from Great Lakes Colleges Association) and "Tree of Heaven" (Iowa Poetry Award). McKean now teaches creative writing and American literature at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. See less