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Verlyn Klinkenborg is a Lecturer in English and Forestry & Environmental Studies at Yale University. He holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Princeton University (1982) and has been a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 1997 to 2013. His academic focus includes 18th-century literature, particularly Samuel Johnson, and nonfiction creative writing. He also engages deeply with themes of public land use in the American West, species conservation, and agrarian life, drawing from his own experiences on a small farm in New York. Klinkenborg is the author of numerous books, including The Rural Life (2003), More Scenes from the Rural Life (2013), and Several Short Sentences About Writing (2012). His recent articles in The New York Review of Books reflect his interdisciplinary interests, blending literary analysis with cultural and environmental commentary. He currently teaches courses such as The Genre of the Sentence and A Local Habitation and a Name.
Educations: Ph.D. in English Literature from Princeton University (1982).
Research interests span 18th-century literary studies, nonfiction writing techniques, and environmental policy related to public lands. His work often intersects with agricultural practices and rural culture, as seen in his columns and books chronicling life on his farm. Current projects include a book about his decade working with horse trainers in Wyoming and Montana.
Publications highlight his contributions to literary nonfiction and environmental essays. Teaching focuses on sentence craft and narrative structure in creative writing.
