hiː bɪɡˈæn tˈiːtʃɪŋ ɪn bʌknˈɛlz ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, ænd fˈaʊndᵻd ænd dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ðə bʌknˈɛl sˈɛmɪnˌɑːɹ fɔːɹ jˈʌŋɡɚ pˈoʊɪts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ænd wʌz kˈoʊfˈaʊndɚɹ ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð dʒˈæk stˈædlɚ ænd ðə fˈɜːst dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv bʌknˈɛlz stˈædlɚ sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ pˈoʊɪtɹi.
He began teaching in Bucknell's English department in 1952, and founded and directed the Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets in 1985 and was co-founder along with Jack Stadler and the first director of Bucknell's Stadler Center for Poetry.