Jennifer Moxley
Encyclopedia
Jennifer Moxley is an American
poet
, editor
, and translator who was born in San Diego, California
. She currently teaches poetry and poetics at the University of Maine and resides in Maine with her partner, Steve Evans.
United States
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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...
, editor
Editing
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, and translator who was born in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. She currently teaches poetry and poetics at the University of Maine and resides in Maine with her partner, Steve Evans.
Poetry
- The Line (Sausolito: Post-Apollo, 2007)
- Often Capital (Chicago: Flood, 2005)
- The Sense Record (Washington DC: Edge, 2002) UK Edition (Cambridge: Salt, 2003)
- Imagination Verses (New York: Tender Buttons, 1996) UK Edition (Cambridge: Salt, 2003)
Editing
- The Poker (Somerville, MA), contributing editor, 2003 to present
- The BafflerThe BafflerThe Baffler is a left-wing magazine of cultural, political, and business criticism that was founded in 1988 and published until the spring of 2007. It was revived in 2009, with the first issue of Volume 2 published in January 2010...
(Chicago), poetry editor, 1997 to present - The Impercipient Lecture Series (Providence), co-editor with Steve Evans, 1997
- The Impercipient (Providence), founder and editor 1992 to 1995
Translation
- The Translation Begins by Jacqueline RissetJacqueline RissetJacqueline Risset is a French poet noted for her work on the board of the literary journal Tel Quel along with Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers, and for her translations of Italian poetry into French. Risset's books include Sleep's Powers and The Translation Begins.Risset was born in Besançon,...
(Providence: Burning Deck, 1996)
External links
- Jennifer Moxley at EPC
- Jennifer Moxley at PennSound
- Ron Silliman reviews The Line poet Ron SillimanRon SillimanRon Silliman is an American poet. He has written and edited over 30 books, and has had his poetry and criticism translated into 12 languages. He is often associated with language poetry. Between 1979 and 2004, Silliman wrote a single poem, The Alphabet...
from his own weblog, July 2007. Previously, Silliman discussed Moxley's Often Capital (and her poetry in general), on his blog during June 2005 (link here) and (here)