Karen Volkman

Karen Volkman (born January 1967, in Miami Beach, Florida) is an American poet.

Life

She was educated at New College of Florida, Syracuse University, and the University of Houston.

Her poems have appeared in anthologies including The Best American Poetry, and The Pushcart Prize XXVII.

She has taught at several universities, including the University of Alabama, University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago, and Columbia College Chicago. She currently lives in Missoula, and teaches in the MFA writing program at the University of Montana-Missoula.

Awards

Spar, winner of the James Laughlin Award and the Iowa Poetry Prize

Crash's Law, selected for the National Poetry Series by Heather McHugh.

Work

Poetry books

Essays

References

External links

"Octaves, Ovations: A Conversation with Karen Volkman ", winter 2003

An Interview With Poet Karen Volkman", Nick Twemlow, 4.12.02, Poets & Writers

'Karen Volkman's "nomina"', January 04, 2009, Adam Fieled blog

Karen Volkman Featured poet at alittlepoetry.com

New College of Florida alumni

Syracuse University alumni

University of Houston alumni

University of Montana faculty

University of Alabama faculty

University of Pittsburgh faculty

University of Chicago faculty

Columbia College Chicago faculty

1967 births

Living people

American women poets

21st-century American poets

American women academics

21st-century American women writers