Bruce Whiteman

Who is Bruce Whiteman?

Bruce Whiteman is a Canadian American poet, translator, and essayist whose writings focus on music, bibliography, cultural history, and literature. Born in Southern Ontario and educated at Trent University and the University of Toronto, Whiteman has lived and worked in the United States since 1996, when he was appointed director of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, a position he held until 2010. Currently Whiteman lives in Grinnell, Iowa, and contributes book reviews and essays regularly to publications such as TriQuarterly Online, Rattle, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.