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J. Allyn Rosser
Jill Allyn Rosser (born 1957 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), who published under J. Allyn Rosser, is a contemporary American poet.
J. Allyn Rosser | |
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| Born | Jill Allyn Rosser 1957 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Middlebury College, University of Pennsylvania |
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Life Edit
She grew up in Sparta Township, New Jersey.[1] She graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in French and English in 1980' from University of Pennsylvania with a M.A. in English Literature and Writing in 1988; and University of Pennsylvania with a Ph.D. in English Literature in 1991.
She lives in Athens, Ohio, teaching at Ohio University.[2][3] She is editor of New Ohio Review.
Her poems have appeared in several anthologies, and journals including The Atlantic Monthly,[4] Ninth Letter and Poetry.[5]
Her husband is the poet Mark Halliday.
Awards Edit
- Samuel French Morse Prize, for Bright Moves
- Crab Orchard Award, for Misery Prefigured
- 2007 The New Criterion Poetry Prize for Foiled Again [6]
- 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship[7]
Selected works Edit
- "Unthought", Slate, Nov. 30, 2004
- "Coming Your Way", Poetry (February 1994)
- Bright Moves (Boston, Massachusetts: Northeastern University Press, 1990) ISBN 1-55553-083-4
- Misery Prefigured, Southern Illinois University Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-8093-2383-8
- Foiled Again, Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2007, ISBN 978-1-56663-763-3
- Mimi's Trapeze, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0822963158
Anthologies Edit
- "Lover Release Agreement"; "Resurfaced", Poets of the new century, editor Roger Weingarten, Richard Higgerson, David R. Godine Publisher, 2003, ISBN 978-1-56792-178-6
References Edit
- ^ J. Allyn Rosser, Poets & Writers. Accessed March 14, 2013. "Born in: Bethlehem, PA. Raised in: Sparta, NJ"
- ^ J. Allyn Rosser • Ohio University English Department
- ^ "J.Allyn Rosser", Wired for Books Web site, accessed February 1, 2007
- ^ J. Allyn Rosser - Authors - The Atlantic
- ^ J. Allyn Rosser : The Poetry Foundation
- ^ "New Criterion Poetry Prize" David Yezzi's post at the Armavirumpque blog, posted 11 a.m., January 29, 2007, accessed February 1, 2007
- ^ OHIO: Compass | Rosser named Guggenheim Fellow
External links Edit
- "Poet's Choice", The Washington Post, Robert Pinsky, December 16, 2007