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Hampl was born in St. Paul, MN. She attended the U Of M where she earned her bachelor of arts in 1968. Hampl then went to the University of Iownand earned her M.F.A (?) in 1970. Hample worked as an editor of the Minnesota Monthly from 1973 to 1975. After that she worked as a freelance writer and editor until 1979. Between 1979 and 1996, Hampl occupied the positions of visiting assistant professor, associate professor, and professor of English at the U of M. Hample has also served as an educator at other institutions. (Ball State University,West Virginia University) She also served as a faculty member for the Breadloaf Writers Conference in 1995 and 1996. Hampl now writes memoir and lives in MN.



Her Books...

 * //Woman Before an Aquarium// (1978)
 * //A Romantic Education// (1981)
 * //Resort and Other Poems// (1983)
 * (With Steven Sorman) //Spillville// (1987)
 * //Virgin Time: In Search of the Contemplative Life// (1992)
 * //Blue Arabesque: A Search for the Sublime// (2006)
 * //The Florist's Daughter: A Memoir// (2007)