Martha Zweig
Encyclopedia
Martha Zweig is an American poet
. Her most recent book is Monkey Lightning (Tupelo Press
, 2010). Her poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including The Beloit Poetry Journal, Boston Review, Conduit, Field, Gettysburg Review, Indiana Review, The Journal, The Kenyon Review, Literary Imagination, Manoa, Notre Dame Review, New Orleans Review, The North American Review, Northwest Review, Paris Review, The Progressive, Willow Springs.
She was raised in Moorestown, New Jersey where she attended the Quaker Moorestown friends' School. She earned her B.A. and an M.A.and a Hopwood Award from the University of Michigan
; and an M.F.A. from Warren Wilson College
with a MFA. She lived in Hardwick, Vermont
, and volunteers for North Country Animal League, and for Restorative Justice.
Chapbooks
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...
. Her most recent book is Monkey Lightning (Tupelo Press
Tupelo Press
Tupelo Press is an American not-for-profit literary press founded in 1999. It produced its first titles in 2001, publishing poetry, fiction and non-fiction...
, 2010). Her poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including The Beloit Poetry Journal, Boston Review, Conduit, Field, Gettysburg Review, Indiana Review, The Journal, The Kenyon Review, Literary Imagination, Manoa, Notre Dame Review, New Orleans Review, The North American Review, Northwest Review, Paris Review, The Progressive, Willow Springs.
She was raised in Moorestown, New Jersey where she attended the Quaker Moorestown friends' School. She earned her B.A. and an M.A.and a Hopwood Award from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
; and an M.F.A. from Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College is a private four-year work college in the Swannanoa Valley, North Carolina, United States near Asheville. It is known for its curriculum of work, academics, and service, called "the Triad," which requires every student to work an on-campus job, perform at least one hundred...
with a MFA. She lived in Hardwick, Vermont
Hardwick, Vermont
Hardwick is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,174 at the 2000 census.It contains the incorporated village of Hardwick and the unincorporated villages of East Hardwick and Mackville...
, and volunteers for North Country Animal League, and for Restorative Justice.
Honors and awards
- Writer's Award from the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation for Vinegar Bone
- 1999 Whiting Writer's Award
Published works
Full-Length Poetry Collections- Monkey Lightning (Tupelo Press, 2010)
Chapbooks
External links
- Interview: Art One > Vol. 2, No. 1, Summer 1996 > Interview with Martha Zweig by Ruth Armstrong
- Poem: "Featured Poet: Martha Zweig", Perihelion
- Author Page: Tupelo Press > Martha Zweig Bio
- Poems: "Intelligence"; "Chain Letter"; "The Particulars"; "Bad Fish"; "Spared"; "The Fleet", Boston Review, 23.1
- Poems: webdelsol (from Perihelion) > Poems by Martha Zweig > "Freshet"; "Outfit"; "Portrait"; "Untenable"; "Green Velvet"; "Brainwash"; "Midsummer Marital With Creosote Bush & Tattoo "; "Luminary"; "Cross-Country"; "Paternoster"
- Poems: "Provisions", Virginia Quarterly Review, Spring 2000
- Poems: "Migraine", The Gettysburg Review, Spring 2001
Ploughshares
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