Jill Bialosky
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Jill Bialosky is an American poet
, book editor, and novelist.
She studied at Ohio University
and received an M.A. in Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University
, as well as an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa
. She is the author of the poetry collections, The End of Desire, Subterranean, and Intruder, published by Alfred A. Knopf
. Her poems have appeared in journals such as The Paris Review, American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review
, The New Yorker
, and The Atlantic Monthly
. She is also the author of two novels, House Under Snow and The Life Room, and is an editor at W. W. Norton
. Bialosky's memoir of her sister Kim's 1990 suicide, A History of a Suicide: My Sister's Unfinished Life, was published in 2011. Insightful and maturely crafted, the memoir probes "the possibility of a genetic susceptibility to suicide, and examines the question of how any young person can really know he or she wants to die"
Bialosky lives in New York City with her husband and son.
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...
, book editor, and novelist.
She studied at Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
and received an M.A. in Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, as well as an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
. She is the author of the poetry collections, The End of Desire, Subterranean, and Intruder, published by Alfred A. Knopf
Alfred A. Knopf
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. is a New York publishing house, founded by Alfred A. Knopf, Sr. in 1915. It was acquired by Random House in 1960 and is now part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group at Random House. The publishing house is known for its borzoi trademark , which was designed by co-founder...
. Her poems have appeared in journals such as The Paris Review, American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review
The Kenyon Review
The Kenyon Review is a Literary magazine based in Gambier, Ohio, USA, home of Kenyon College. The Review was founded in 1939 by John Crowe Ransom, critic and professor of English at Kenyon College, who served as its editor until 1959...
, The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, and The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic is an American magazine founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1857. It was created as a literary and cultural commentary magazine. It quickly achieved a national reputation, which it held for more than a century. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers and poets,...
. She is also the author of two novels, House Under Snow and The Life Room, and is an editor at W. W. Norton
W. W. Norton
W. W. Norton & Company is an independent American book publishing company based in New York City. It is well known for its "Norton Anthologies", particularly the Norton Anthology of English Literature and the "Norton Critical Editions" series of texts which are frequently assigned in university...
. Bialosky's memoir of her sister Kim's 1990 suicide, A History of a Suicide: My Sister's Unfinished Life, was published in 2011. Insightful and maturely crafted, the memoir probes "the possibility of a genetic susceptibility to suicide, and examines the question of how any young person can really know he or she wants to die"
Bialosky lives in New York City with her husband and son.