Jirgens, Karl 

Karl Jirgens, Prof. Emeritus, former English Department Head and former Chair of the Creative Writing Program (University of Windsor), is author of three books of fiction and two scholarly books (Coach House, Mercury, ECW and The Porcupine’s Quill Presses). He edited two books (on painter Jack Bush, and poet Christopher Dewdney), plus, the “Collaborations” issue of Open Letter magazine with Beatriz Hausner. His scholarly and creative works are published globally. Jirgens edited/published Rampike, an international journal of art, writing, and theory (1979-2016) now digitally archived (free) c/o the University of Windsor Leddy Library scholars’ portal: (https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/rampike/about.html). [All copyrights remain with the contributors]. Rampike contributors are ground-breaking artists, writers, and theorists, including nominees and winners of awards such as the Booker, Commonwealth, Orange, Pulitzer, Dublin Impac, Neustadt, Giller, Trillium, Writer’s Trust, and Governor General’s Award, among other prizes. Jirgens serves on the Editorial Board of ellipse magazine. His short-fiction collection, The Razor’s Edge was recently released by The Porcupine’s Quill Press, 2022);  https://porcupinesquill.ca//bookinfo6.php?index=369 

Dr. Jirgens is a long-time practitioner and grand-master (8th Degree Black Belt, of the martial art of Tae Kwon Do. He recently had a chapbook published by Above Ground Press featuring 3 stories, titled, Eco Blues: A Tale in 3 Parts, https://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2022/02/new-from-aboveground-press-eco-blues.html?fbclid=IwAR1sY-1Pyr6EPUGSV1aqK2XqBK5RpZpOfcKYeP6Dwi_K69FzQWk-p2oBnjA