Rachel Jamison Webster

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Rachel Jamison Webster
Born1974
Madison, Ohio
Occupation
  • Poet
  • Teacher

Rachel Jamison Webster (born 1974) is an American writer. She is the author of the book September, published by the TriQuarterly imprint of Northwestern University Press in 2013; The Endless Unbegun, published by Twelve Winters Press in 2015, and Mary is a River, a finalist for the National Poetry Series that was published by Kelsay Books in 2018. She published two chapbooks with Dancing Girl Press: The Blue Grotto (2009) and Hazel and the Mirror (2015). She edited two anthologies of creative writing by Chicago Teens, Alchemy (2001) and Paper Atrium (2205). Webster co-founded the online anthology of international poetry, UniVerse, with her late partner Richard Fammeree.

Early life[]

Webster was born in Madison, Ohio. She attended DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois and then transferred to Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where she graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in English Literature. She earned her M.F.A. from Warren Wilson’s Program for Writers.[1]

Honors[]

Webster has received awards from the Academy of American Poets,[2] the American Association of University Women, the Howard Foundation, and the Poetry Foundation. From 2017-2018, she participated in the OpEd/Public Voices Fellowship.[3] In 2017, Webster was named a Hewlett Fellow[4] for her establishment of curriculum highlighting diversity and social inequalities. In 2018, Northwestern University recognized her with an Arts and Sciences Alumni Teaching Award for excellence in teaching.[5]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Webster, Rachel Jamison. "Faculty page". Northwestern University. Northwestern University. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Rachel Jamison Webster". Poetry Foundation website. The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ Staff writer. "2017-18 Program: Congratulations to our 2017-18 Public Voices Fellows!". Northwestern University Office of the Provost. Northwestern University. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ Staff writer. "English Department Musings 2017". Northwestern University English Department. Northwestern University. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ Lindell, Rebecca. "2018 TEACHING AWARDS: The College honors 13 faculty members and graduate students for their excellence in the classroom". Northwestern Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. Northwestern University. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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