Karen Volkman (born January 1967, in Miami Beach, Florida) is an American poet.
Karen Volkman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | New College of Florida Syracuse University alumni University of Houston |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Montana University of Alabama University of Pittsburgh University of Chicago Columbia College Chicago |
Life
editShe was educated at New College of Florida, Syracuse University, and the University of Houston.
Her poems have appeared in anthologies including The Best American Poetry,[1][2] and The Pushcart Prize XXVII.[3]
She has taught at several universities, including the University of Alabama, University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago, and Columbia College Chicago.[4] She currently lives in Missoula, and teaches in the MFA writing program at the University of Montana-Missoula.[5]
Awards
edit- Spar, winner of the James Laughlin Award and the Iowa Poetry Prize[6]
- Crash's Law, selected for the National Poetry Series by Heather McHugh.[7]
Work
editPoetry books
edit- Whereso. BOA Editions. 2016. ISBN 978-1-942683-08-7.
- Nomina. BOA Editions. 2008. ISBN 978-1-934414-06-4.
- Spar. University of Iowa Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0-87745-807-4.
Karen Volkman.
[8] - Crash's Law. Norton. 1996. ISBN 978-0-393-31722-0.
Essays
edit- Mutable Boundaries: on Prose Poetry.
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References
edit- ^ Tate, James (September 4, 1997). The Best American Poetry 1997. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780684814544.
- ^ Rich, Adrienne; Lehman, David (September 16, 1996). The Best American Poetry 1996. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780684814551.
- ^ Henderson, Bill (November 26, 2002). Pushcart Prize XXVII: Best of the Small Presses. Pushcart Press. ISBN 9781888889352.
- ^ "Verse Daily: About Nomina by Karen Volkman". www.versedaily.org. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ "Department of English - The University of Montana". www.cas.umt.edu. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008.
- ^ "Spar". University of Iowa Press. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Karen Volkman". University of Montana. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ Reginald Shepherd (Winter 2003–04). "Spar, by Karen Volkman". Oyster Boy Review. 18.