Peter Oresick
Encyclopedia
Peter Oresick is an American
poet
and Associate Professor of English at Chatham University, where he directs the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program (Low-Residency).
As a publisher he served in senior positions in literary
, scholarly
, and technical publishing
from 1981 to 2004 at the University of Pittsburgh Press
, Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
, and Printing Industries of America
. In 2010 he became editor-in-chief of the literary magazine The Fourth River
.
Oresick has also taught at The Tepper School of Business
at Carnegie Mellon University
, Emerson College
, the University of Pittsburgh
, and the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts
.
He lives in Pittsburgh.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and Associate Professor of English at Chatham University, where he directs the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program (Low-Residency).
As a publisher he served in senior positions in literary
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, scholarly
Academic publishing
Academic publishing describes the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in journal article, book or thesis form. The part of academic written output that is not formally published but merely printed up or posted is often called...
, and technical publishing
Technical writing
Technical writing, a form of technical communication, is a style of writing used in fields as diverse as computer hardware and software, engineering, chemistry, the aerospace industry, robotics, finance, consumer electronics, and biotechnology....
from 1981 to 2004 at the University of Pittsburgh Press
University of Pittsburgh Press
The University of Pittsburgh Press is a scholarly publishing house and a major American university press, part of the University of Pittsburgh. The university and the press are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States....
, Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
Graphic Arts Technical Foundation is a nonprofit, scientific, technical, and educational organization which promotes the technological advancement of the printing industry worldwide....
, and Printing Industries of America
Printing Industries of America
Printing Industries of America is a nonprofit trade association which advocates for the United States printing industry.It is the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, representing more than 10,000 member companies and an industry with more than $174.4 billion in revenue and 1 million...
. In 2010 he became editor-in-chief of the literary magazine The Fourth River
The Fourth River
The Fourth River is an American literary magazine established in 2005 by the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Its editorial focus is nature and place-based literary writing...
.
Oresick has also taught at The Tepper School of Business
Tepper School of Business
The Tepper School of Business is a private business school located on Carnegie Mellon University’s campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.The school consistently ranks highly among the top business schools in the U.S., as well as in a wide range of specializations, such as finance,...
at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
, the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
, and the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts 6–12 is a magnet school located in the Cultural District of Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CAPA is one of four 6th to 12th grade schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools...
.
He lives in Pittsburgh.
Poetry
- Warhol-o-ramaWarhol-o-ramaWarhol-o-rama is a book of American poetry that examines the life—and robust afterlife—of the artist Andy Warhol ....
, poetry (Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2008). - For a Living: The Poetry of WorkFor a LivingFor a Living: The Poetry of Work is a literary anthology of American labor poetry written during the 1980s and 1990s.The book identifies within American literature of the current Information Age or service economy a new work poetry about the nature and culture of nonindustrial work: white collar,...
, (co-editor with Nicholas Coles), poetry anthology (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1995). - Fermi Buffalo, by Louise McNeil (posthumously), (editor), poetry (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994).
- The Pittsburgh Book of Contemporary American PoetryPittsburgh Book of Contemporary American PoetryThe Pittsburgh Book of Contemporary American Poetry is a literary anthology of American poetry commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Pitt Poetry Series , one of the most prominent in the United States....
, (co-editor with Ed Ochester), poetry anthology (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1993). - Despite the Plainness of Day: Love Poems, by David Ignatow, (co-editor with Anthony Petrosky), poetry (Pittsburgh: Mill Hunk Books, 1991).
- Working Classics: Poems on Industrial LifeWorking ClassicsWorking Classics: Poems on Industrial Life is a landmark literary anthology of American working-class poetry written during the second half of the 20th century....
, (co-editor with Nicholas Coles), poetry anthology (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1990). - Definitions, poetry (Albuquerque: West End Press, 1990).
- An American Peace, (Foreword by Gerald Stern) poetry (Minneapolis: Shadow Press USA, 1985)
- Other Lives, poetry (Easthampton: Adastra Press, 1985).
- The Story of Glass, poetry (Cambridge: West End Press, 1977).
Sources
- Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2006. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000074923.