John S Hatcher

John S. Hatcher is Professor Emeritus in English literature at the University of South Florida in Tampa where he taught for forty years. He is a poet, lecturer, translator, and author, having published twenty-five books, some of which have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, German, and Norwegian. He has also published more than a hundred poems and articles, was editor of the Journal of Bahá'í Studies for seven years, and has been a guest lecturer at various distinguished...See more

John S. Hatcher is Professor Emeritus in English literature at the University of South Florida in Tampa where he taught for forty years. He is a poet, lecturer, translator, and author, having published twenty-five books, some of which have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, German, and Norwegian. He has also published more than a hundred poems and articles, was editor of the Journal of Bahá'í Studies for seven years, and has been a guest lecturer at various distinguished universities. He received various awards for his work, including the Hasan Balyuzi Lectureship. Professor Hatcher lives with his wife Lucia on a farm in Plant City, Florida, continues his writing, and provides an online course on the Bahá'í Faith available on his website (www.johnshatcher.com). See less