Eric Schwerer, also known as, Frederick Schwerer, is a poet and Professor of English. He has written three books: Cruel Folklore, The Saint of Withdrawal, and, his first book, Whittling Lessons, which was nominated for an Ohioana Book Award.
He earned a PhD from Ohio University. He has taught poetry to people recovering from mental illness and now teaches in the Creative Writing department at Johnstown’s University of Pittsburgh.
His work has appeared in many literary journals, including Fence, The Laurel Review, Quarter After Eight, Elixir, Artful Dodge, Poems & Plays, Northwest Review, Diagram, Paper Street, and Third Coast.