Jon Corelis was born in  California and grew up in and around Chicago, where he earned a degree in   Classical Languages and Literatures at the College of the University of  Chicago. He later took a doctorate in Classics at Stanford, and taught  Classics and Humanities at Stanford, the University of California, and the  University of Minnesota.  His poetry, criticism, essays, reviews, and translations have been published in books, magazines, newspapers, and web sites in nine countries, and he has given lectures and readings by invitation in America and Europe. His music has been featured on a literary web site and performed in concert in the U.S and as part of YouTube performance series by professional musicians.

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