Jim Irons, Idaho
Jim
Irons, a native Idahoan, teaches English at the College of Southern Idaho
in Twin Falls. He's also been a bookstore clerk, a forest fire fighter,
and a sportswriter for The Idaho Statesman. He received a bachelor's
degree in English from Boise State University and a master's degree in
English from San Francisco State University. His poetry appears in the
anthology Idaho Plus: Contemporary Poetry from the American West;
his selection as Idaho's writer-in-residence was based on his literary
excellence, contributions to the field and a taped reading of his work.
As part of his required responsibilities of twelve readings or workshops
throughout the state, he's served as a traveling poet on school buses
for the Idaho Skylights project in Arco and Challis school districts.
Appointment: Idaho's Writer in Residence is a three-year appointment that requires twelve readings and/or workshops throughout the state.
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