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James Longenbach was the author of five poetry collections: Earthling
(W. W. Norton, 2017); The Iron Key (W. W. Norton, 2012); Draft of a Letter (University of Chicago Press, 2007); Fleet River (University of Chicago Press, 2003); and Threshold (University of Chicago Press, 1998). Also a literary critic, he was the Joseph Henry Gilmore Professor of English at the University of Rochester. He lived in Rochester, New York until his death in July 2022.