Karen Volkman

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Karen Volkman (born 1967 Miami, Florida) is an American poet.

Life[]

She 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[]

  • 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[]

Poetry books[]

  • 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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Tate, James (September 4, 1997). The Best American Poetry 1997. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780684814544.
  2. ^ Rich, Adrienne; Lehman, David (September 16, 1996). The Best American Poetry 1996. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780684814551.
  3. ^ Henderson, Bill (November 26, 2002). Pushcart Prize XXVII: Best of the Small Presses. Pushcart Press. ISBN 9781888889352.
  4. ^ "Verse Daily: About Nomina by Karen Volkman". www.versedaily.org. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  5. ^ http://www.cas.umt.edu/english/faculty/volkman.htm
  6. ^ "Spar". University of Iowa Press. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "Karen Volkman". University of Montana. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  8. ^ Reginald Shepherd (Winter 2003–04). "Spar, by Karen Volkman". Oyster Boy Review. 18.

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