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Standard Schaefer (born 1971) is an American poet.
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Standard Schaefer (born 1971) is an American poet.
Standard grew up in Houston, Texas. He graduated from the Kinkaid School of Houston in 1990, and after high school he attended Occidental College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1994, and continued his studies at the University of California obtaining a master's in Professional Writing in 1998.[ citation needed ]
He is an independent journalist, a free-lance writer, and a contributor to CounterPunch . His first book, Nova, was selected for the National Poetry Series in 1999 and published by Sun and Moon Books. His second book, Water & Power, was published by Agincourt Books. His poetry and criticism have appeared in several U.S. anthologies, and two international ones.[ citation needed ]
He taught at Otis College and after living in San Francisco, California, Standard and his wife moved to Portland, Oregon.[ citation needed ]
His work appears in Boston Review, The New Review of Literature, The Washington Review, Aufgabe, Interim, Fence, Rain Taxi, New American Writing, Fence, Non, Ribot, X-Connect, Epoch, and Rosebud. He co-edited the literary journals Rhizome with Evan Calbi and Ribot with Paul Vangelisti. He is the non-fiction editor of The New Review of Literature.[ citation needed ]
He and his wife live in Portland, Oregon, where he is working on a master's degree in Media Studies. [1]
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