Alexander BlackburnAlexander Blackburn was born in Durham, N. C., in 1929 and carried a passion for writing across his academic training at Yale and Cambridge and his teaching of creative writing at Pennsylvania and Colorado/Colorado Springs. For his work as educator, ovelist, critic and editor he has received the prestigious Frank Waters Award for Excellence in Literature. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Dr. Inés Dölz-Blackburn, Chilean-born author and Professor of Spanish and Latin American Languages and Literature. Read More Read Less