William Kloefkorn (1932–2011) was an emeritus professor of English at Nebraska Wesleyan University and Nebraska's state poet. He is the author of a previous memoir, This Death by Drowning, (Nebraska 2001), and many volumes of poetry.

"A marvelous book, full of the intensity and grittiness of language drawn from rocky Kansas fields and from great literature. Kloefkorn's voice provides a perspective unlike any other I've read, one that has had me reading out loud, saying, 'Listen to this.'"—Peggy Shumaker, author of Underground Rivers "A fun, interesting, and compelling read, combining the best of fiction writing with the intimacy and material of memoir."—Dianne Nelson Oberhansly, author of A Brief History of Male Nudes in America "As history both personal and communal, and as performance both written and oral, this book gives us [Kloefkorn] at his best."—David Pichaske, Great Plains Quarterly "Imagine the renegade, 14-year old spirit of Huck Finn in the massive body of Merlin Olsen, gentlest of the giants who were the L.A. Rams' legendary 'Fearsome Foursome,' and you've got Bill Kloefkorn. Or as close as you can get."—Harold Hill, Lincoln Journal Star

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William Kloefkorn (1932–2011) was an emeritus professor of English at Nebraska Wesleyan University and Nebraska's state poet. He is the author of a previous memoir, This Death by Drowning, (Nebraska 2001), and many volumes of poetry.

"A marvelous book, full of the intensity and grittiness of language drawn from rocky Kansas fields and from great literature. Kloefkorn's voice provides a perspective unlike any other I've read, one that has had me reading out loud, saying, 'Listen to this.'"—Peggy Shumaker, author of Underground Rivers "A fun, interesting, and compelling read, combining the best of fiction writing with the intimacy and material of memoir."—Dianne Nelson Oberhansly, author of A Brief History of Male Nudes in America "As history both personal and communal, and as performance both written and oral, this book gives us [Kloefkorn] at his best."—David Pichaske, Great Plains Quarterly "Imagine the renegade, 14-year old spirit of Huck Finn in the massive body of Merlin Olsen, gentlest of the giants who were the L.A. Rams' legendary 'Fearsome Foursome,' and you've got Bill Kloefkorn. Or as close as you can get."—Harold Hill, Lincoln Journal Star

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William Kloefkorn (1932–2011) was an emeritus professor of English at Nebraska Wesleyan University and Nebraska's state poet. He is the author of a previous memoir, This Death by Drowning, (Nebraska 2001), and many volumes of poetry.

"A marvelous book, full of the intensity and grittiness of language drawn from rocky Kansas fields and from great literature. Kloefkorn's voice provides a perspective unlike any other I've read, one that has had me reading out loud, saying, 'Listen to this.'"—Peggy Shumaker, author of Underground Rivers "A fun, interesting, and compelling read, combining the best of fiction writing with the intimacy and material of memoir."—Dianne Nelson Oberhansly, author of A Brief History of Male Nudes in America "As history both personal and communal, and as performance both written and oral, this book gives us [Kloefkorn] at his best."—David Pichaske, Great Plains Quarterly "Imagine the renegade, 14-year old spirit of Huck Finn in the massive body of Merlin Olsen, gentlest of the giants who were the L.A. Rams' legendary 'Fearsome Foursome,' and you've got Bill Kloefkorn. Or as close as you can get."—Harold Hill, Lincoln Journal Star

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