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Clifton Snider Poet, Novelist, Memoirist, Literary Critic

Clifton Snider

Biography

Clifton Snider is the author of nine highly-acclaimed books of poetry, including The Age of the Mother (1992), The Alchemy of Opposites (2000), and Aspens in the Wind (2009). His novel about a bisexual rock star, Loud Whisper, was published in 2000. His coming out/coming of age novel, Bare Roots, was published in 2001, as was his latest autobiographical novel about two gay brothers, one of whom disappears under ominous circumstances, Wrestling with Angels: A Tale of Two Brothers.

He is also a literary critic who specializes in Jungian/archetypal and Queer Theory. His book, The Stuff That Dreams Are Made On: A Jungian Interpretation of Literature, was published by Chiron Publications in 1991. His work has been translated into French and Russian.

Among his awards are resident fellowships at Yaddo, the Karolyi Foundation, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico.

Upcoming Works

  • My new book of poems, Aspens in the Wind, has just been published. I have several manuscripts I'm working on in prose.

Favorite Authors

  • Virginia Woolf, W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood, Oscar Wilde, Emily Dickinson, Alan Hollinghurst, etc., etc.

Nickname

  • Clif

Relationship

  • I am in a long-term relationship with Mario Hernandez.

Family

  • My youngest brother, Merlin Snider, is a singer-songwriter. He has released two CDs.

Causes I Support

  • Lambda Legal, Courage Campaign, Human Rights Campaign

University Affiliation

  • California State University, Long Beach

Publishers

  • Chiron Review Press (St. John, KS)
    Laughing Coyote (Torrance, CA)
    Chiron Publications (Wilmette, IL)
    Applezaba Press (Long Beach, CA)

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