Jan ClausenJan Clausen was born in North Bend, Oregon, in 1950. Clausen attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, majoring in philosophy and dropping out after her junior year. She wrote poetry and began to publish in little magazines. In 1973, she moved to Ne York City, and soon came out into a vibrant lesbian feminist community, finding an audience for her writing via its poetry readings and growing small press movement. She cooperatively published her first book, the poetry collection after touch, in 1975. Since 1989, Clausen has taught creative writing at Eugene Lang College, Manhattan, where she is active in her faculty labor union, ACT-UAW. She also teaches in the Goddard College MFA Writing Program. Read More Read Less