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Elizabeth Robinson is an American poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

and professor, author of eleven collections of poetry, most recently The Orphan and Its Relations (Fence Books, 2008). Her work has appeared in the Colorado Review, the Denver Quarterly, Poetry Salzburg Review, and New American Quarterly. With Avery Burns, Joseph Noble, Rusty Morrison, and Brian Strang, she co-edits 26 magazine. With Colleen Lookingbill, she co-edits the EtherDome Chapbook series which publishes chapbooks by emerging women poets, and she co-edits Instance Press with Beth Anderson and Stacy Szymaszek. She graduated from Bard College

Bard College

Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...

, Brown University

Brown University

Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...

, and Pacific School of Religion

Pacific School of Religion

Pacific School of Religion is an ecumenical seminary located in Berkeley, California. It maintains covenantal relationships with the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church and the Disciples of Christ, providing all necessary expectations for candidates to their ordained ministries....

. She moved from the Bay Area to Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...

to teach at the University of Colorado

University of Colorado at Boulder

The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...

Awards

2008 Fence Modern Poets Prize for The Orphan and Its Relations
2001 National Poetry Series
National Poetry Series
The National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program.Every year since 1979 it has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry...

for Pure Descent

Published works

Full-length Collections

Inaudible Trumpeters (Harbor Mountain Press
Harbor Mountain Press
Harbor Mountain Press is an American, nonprofit, poetry press located in White River Junction, Vermont. The press was founded by poet and editor Peter Money in 2006 . Notable authors published by the press include Alice B...

, 2008)

Chapbooks

Carrington (Hot Whiskey Press, 2008)

External links

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