Erika Meitner (born 1975 in New York) is an American poet.
Erika Meitner | |
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 Erika Meitner, 2016 | |
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, 1996 A.B. University of Virginia, M.F.A. |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, author, professor of English at University of Wisconsin-Madison[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Steven Trost, married on April 22, 2006[2] |
| Website | erikameitner |
Life
editShe graduated from Dartmouth College with an A.B. in 1996, and from the University of Virginia with an MFA in creative writing, and an MA in religious studies.
She taught at University of Virginia, University of California, Santa Cruz.,[3] and Virginia Tech[4][5] She was a Fulbright Scholar in Creative Writing, at Queen's University Belfast.[6] She teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[7]
Her work has appeared in The Southern Review, The American Poetry Review, Shenandoah, Indiana Review, Alaska Quarterly Review,[8] and Virginia Quarterly Review.[9]
Bibliography
editPoetry
edit- Collections
- Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore, Anhinga Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0-938078-74-6
- Ideal Cities, HarperCollins, 2010. ISBN 978-0-06-199518-7
- Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls, Anhinga Press, 2011. ISBN 9781934695234[a]
- Copia, BOA Editions, 2014. ISBN 978-1-938160-46-2[10]
- Holy Moly Carry Me, BOA Editions, 2018. ISBN 9781942683629[b]
- Useful Junk, BOA Editions, 2022. ISBN 978-1-950774-53-1[c]
- List of poems
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| To gather together | 2021 | Meitner, Erika (October 4, 2021). "To gather together". The New Yorker. 97 (31): 60–61. |
- "The Book of Dissolution", AGNI online
- "Big Box Encounter", Slate, April 20, 2010
- "January Towns"; "With/out", Anti-
- "Quisiera Declarar", From the Fishouse
- "Elegy with Construction Sounds, Water, Fish", Virginia Quarterly Review, Spring 2010, pp. 202–203
Essays
edit- "On Rita Dove", Women Poets on Mentorship: Efforts and Affections, Editors Arielle Greenberg, Rachel Zucker, University of Iowa Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-58729-639-0
- "On Rita Dove", Best African American Essays 2010, Editors Gerald Early, Randall Kennedy, Random House, Inc., 2009, ISBN 978-0-553-38537-3
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- Notes
- ^ Miller, E. Ce. "30 Poetry Collections By Women That Will Light Your Political Fire". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "The Personal Is Always Political: A 2018 Poetry Preview". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Useful Junk". BOA Editions, Ltd. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
Awards
edit- 2009 National Poetry Series, for Ideal Cities
- 2018 National Jewish Book Award: Poetry, for Holy Moly Carry Me[11]
- 2018 Finalist: National Book Critics Circle Award: Poetry, for Holy Moly Carry Me
- 2019 Finalist: Library of Virginia: Poetry, for Holy Moly Carry Me
References
edit- ^ "About Erika". Erika Meitner. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ Gordon, Jane (August 11, 2011). "The Poetry of Parenthood". The New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Anhinga Press: Erika Meitner". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "Erika Meitner and Honora Ankong to Read from 'Useful Junk' and 'Our Gods are Hungry for Elegies'". liberalarts.vt.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "Erika Meitner, Blackbird".
- ^ Tubosun, Kola; Dinh, Claire; Downs, Benjamin (2016-11-15). "An Open Letter From 1,500+ Fulbrighters Regarding The Election Of Trump". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "UW Madison Department of English".
- ^ "Erika Meitner, Blackbird". blackbird.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Erika Meitner | VQR Online". www.vqronline.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Copia". BOA Editions, Ltd. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erika Meitner.
- Author's website
- "Erika Meitner Discusses Peeps, Virginia and Yi-Fu Tuan: An Interview by Serena Agusto-Cox", 32poems, May 5, 2009
- "Erika Meitner", From the Fishouse
- "Five Questions With . . .Erika Meitner, poet", Sentinel, Rebecca Swain Vadnie
- http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-craft-tips/interview-with-poet-erika-meitner