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Bio

Peter Elbow (1935-2025) Professor. Peter Elbow was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Seattle, Washington.

Full Name

Peter Henry Elbow

Locations

New YorkSuffolk

Author's Timeline


1935

Birth

New York County: Peter Henry Elbow was born in Manhattan, New York, on April 14, 1935.

1973

Literary Work

Writing Without Teachers
Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (June 25, 1998)
0195120167 / 978-0195120165
Nonfiction.

1975

Literary Work

Oppositions in Chaucer
Wesleyan University Press
0819540870 / 978-0819540874
Nonfiction.

1981

Literary Work

Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
Oxford University Press
0195029127 / 978-0195029123
Nonfiction.

1983

Other Life Event

Suffolk County: Mr. Elbow was the director of the writing program at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, in 1983.

1986

Literary Work

Embracing Contraries: Explorations in Learning and Teaching
Oxford University Press
0195036921 / 978-0195036923
Nonfiction.

1990

Literary Work

What Is English?
Modern Language Association of America; illustrated edition
0873523814 / 978-0873523813
Nonfiction.

1994

Literary Work

Sharing and Responding
McGraw-Hill Companies; 2nd edition
0070196958 / 978-0070196957
Nonfiction written with Patricia Belanoff.

1995

Literary Work

A Community of Writers: A Workshop Course in Writing
McGraw-Hill College; Second Edition
0070196931 / 978-0070196933
Nonfiction written with Patricia Belanoff.

2000

Literary Work

Everyone Can Write: Essays Toward a Hopeful Theory of Writing and Teaching Writing
Oxford University Press
0195104153 / 978-0195104158
Nonfiction.

2012

Literary Work

Vernacular Eloquence: What Speech Can Bring to Writing
Oxford University Press
0199782504 / 978-0199782505
Nonfiction.

2025

Death

Peter Elbow died at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, Washington, on February 6, 2025.

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