Raised in Export, PA, Eric Schwerer attended Allegheny College
and The Iowa Writers' Workshop. After working as a carpenter
in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Ohio, he earned a PhD from Ohio University.
Eric has taught poetry to at-risk youth as well as adults recovering
from mental illness and addiction. Eric is an Associate Professor for
the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown, and his teaching interests
also extend to study abroad and service-learning--he has instructed
students in Tanzania, Ecuador, and central Appalachia.
Eric is the author of three poetry books, Cruel Folklore,
The Saint of Withdrawal, and Whittling Lessons.
His work has appeared in many literary journals, including Prairie Schooner,
NOR, Fence, The Laurel Review, Quarter After Eight, Elixir,
Artful Dodge, Poems & Plays, Northwest Review, Diagram, Paper Street,
Third Coast, and Braid.
and The Iowa Writers' Workshop. After working as a carpenter
in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Ohio, he earned a PhD from Ohio University.
Eric has taught poetry to at-risk youth as well as adults recovering
from mental illness and addiction. Eric is an Associate Professor for
the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown, and his teaching interests
also extend to study abroad and service-learning--he has instructed
students in Tanzania, Ecuador, and central Appalachia.
Eric is the author of three poetry books, Cruel Folklore,
The Saint of Withdrawal, and Whittling Lessons.
His work has appeared in many literary journals, including Prairie Schooner,
NOR, Fence, The Laurel Review, Quarter After Eight, Elixir,
Artful Dodge, Poems & Plays, Northwest Review, Diagram, Paper Street,
Third Coast, and Braid.