hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈaɪəwəz pɹɛstˈɪdʒəs ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ænd hˈæzbiːn bˈæk ˌɔn vˈɪzɪts tə ðɪs jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː ɪz ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi fˈɛloʊ ɪn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ.
He was a member of the University of Iowa's prestigious International Writing Program in 1990, and has been back on visits to this university, of which he is an Honorary Fellow in Writing.