Born in New Jersey, P.F. Kluge attended Kenyon and the University of Chicago, and served in the U.S. Peace Corps (in Micronesia). He has worked as a reporter at the Wall Street Journal and as an editor at Life magazine. He has written for numerous publications, including Playboy, Rolling Stone and Smithsonian and is a contributing editor at National Geographic Traveler. As Writer-in-Residence at Kenyon, Kluge specializes in the reading and writing of American literature. He is a reporter, a writer and a teacher.

Education

1967 — Doctor of Philosophy from Univ Chicago

1965 — Master of Arts from Univ Chicago

1964 — Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College, Phi Beta Kappa