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James Armstrong
Known for vivid, place-rich poems, this American poet has also written essays and spent years teaching creative writing. His work moves easily between the everyday world and deeper questions about memory, landscape, and human connection.
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Roster of Company I, 24th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers
by Charles Bean Amory, James Armstrong, Nelson H. DeLane
About the author
James Armstrong is an American poet and essayist whose books include Monument in a Summer Hat, Blue Lash, and Empire. He also co-authored Nature, Culture and Two Friends Talking with Kim Chapman.
He earned an MFA in poetry from Western Michigan University and later studied at Boston University. Before and alongside his literary work, he held a range of jobs and went on to teach English and creative writing at Winona State University for 24 years.
Armstrong has also been active in the literary life of his community. He has been identified as Winona’s first Poet Laureate, helps run the Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest, and his writing is often described as deeply attentive to place and the way outer landscapes shape inner life.