Steve Close

 Steve Close was born in California, but has been steadily progressing in a Northerly direction. He has taught English in California, Oregon and Washington, as well as Ukraine and Uzbekistan. He worked for ten years as a bicycle mechanic before pursuing a degree in English Literature. He claims that analyzing a poem is a lot like disassembling a Sturmey-Archer three-speed planetary gear wheel hub, only not quite as greasy.

A.A. Contra Costa Community College, CA
B.A. San Francisco State University
M.A. University of Oregon
Ph.D. University of Oregon
Graduate Cert. in Teaching of Comp. San Francisco State University

Dr. Close usually teaches English 101 (English Composition), English 102 (Advanced Compostition), English 201 (Academic Composition) and Speech 101 (Fundamentals of Public Speaking).

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Phone:  509.793.2387