Author: Jan Weissmiller
Born: 1954
Bio: <b>Jan Weissmiller</b> (b. 1954) is an Iowa poet and co-owner of the iconic Iowa City bookstore <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_Lights">Prairie Lights</a>.  She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop, and studied at the undergraduate level at <a href="http://shimer.edu">Shimer College</a> and elsewhere.  Her works include the collection <i>In Divided Light</i>; she also coedited <i>A Poetry Criticism Reader</i> from the University of Iowa Press. (from <a href="http://shimercollege.wikia.com/Jan_Weissmiller#Brief_description">Shimer College Wiki</a>)