Jeff Knorr: "Winter Turkeys"

The VPR Poem of the Week is “Winter Turkeys” by Jeff Knorr, which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2003-2004 issue (Volume V, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.

Jeff Knorr is the author of two books of poetry, Standing Up to the Day (Pecan Grove Press, 1999) and The Third Body (Cherry Grove Collections, 2007), as well as a collection of essays and poems, Keeper (Mammoth Books, 2004). His other works include: Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Poetry and Fiction (Prentice Hall, 2000), which he co-authored with Tim Schell; an anthology he edited titled A Writer's Country (Prentice Hall, 2000); and The River Sings: An Introduction to Poetry (Prentice Hall, 2003). He is Professor of English and Creative Writing at Sacramento City College.

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