8 from Mead will appear in Spectaculum

Eight previously unpublished poems from Fessler Professor Karl Elder's manuscript, Mead: Twenty-six Abecedariums, appear in the new issue of Spectaculum, the literary journal of Portland, Oregon, that features annually the work of 5 contemporary poets.

Who’s Who

Fessler Professor Karl Elder's biography will appear in the 2005 editions of International Who's Who of Authors and Writers and International Who's Who in Poetry from Europa Publications of London.

Governor Jim Doyle sends congratulations

Karl Elder recently received a letter from Governor Jim Doyle, congratulating Karl on receiving the 2005 Lorine Niedecker Award from the council for Wisconsin Writers. The letter reads as follows: Dear Mr. Elder, Congratulations on receiving the 2005 Lorine…

Seems 38 now available

Seems 38, the “Gone Missing” issue, edited and published by Fessler Professor Karl Elder with the able assistance of student interns Ross Fale, Lea Holz, and Jodie Liedke, has just been released, boasting its eye-catching cover drawing by writing…

Elder Wins Lorine Niedecker Award

Poet in Residence Karl Elder has won the 2005 Lorine Niedecker Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers.  The prize, named after "the state's pre-eminent poet of the twentieth century . . . [is] given for a group of…