In this episode of Govs on the Go: Alumni Edition, Dean Hoon is joined by Jeff Hardin, a 1990 graduate of Austin Peay State University’s Department of Languages and Literature with a degree in English and an accomplished poet and educator. Now a professor of English at Columbia State Community College, Jeff has built a distinguished literary career, publishing multiple collections of poetry and earning national recognition for his work.

With hundreds of poems appearing in prominent literary journals and numerous awards to his name, Jeff reflects on his journey from APSU to the broader literary world, the influences that shaped his voice, and his enduring commitment to teaching and the craft of poetry.