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This Parkersburg native served as a Navy medic during the Vietnam War. He studied at West Virginia University and Howard University.
Currey’s first poem was published in 1974. His 1980 book, Crossing Over: A Vietnam Journal, shared his war experiences. He won two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and wrote novels and short stories about Vietnam and life in West Virginia. His novel Fatal Light tells the story of a West Virginia soldier in Vietnam. His stories often come from his family and West Virginia roots.
