John Koethe's last book, Ninety-fifth Street (HarperCollins), received the Lenore Marshall Award from the Academy of American Poets. A new book, ROTC Kills, will be published by HarperCollins in September. He is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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