Robin Behn

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Robin Behn (born 1958) is an American poet, and professor at University of Alabama [1] and Vermont College of Fine Arts. [2] [3]

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She grew up in Barrington, Illinois. She graduated from Oberlin College, the University of Missouri, and University of Iowa. Her work has appeared in Cortland Review, [4] Perihelion, [5] Poetry, [6] and Kenyon Review. [7]

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  1. "Faculty & Staff : Robin Behn". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  2. "Robin Behn | Vermont College of Fine Arts". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  3. "Robin Behn". pw.org.
  4. "Robin Behn, Poetry: Issue 12 - The Cortland Review". www.cortlandreview.com.
  5. "Robin Behn Poetry". www.webdelsol.com.
  6. "Robin Behn". Poetry Foundation. 30 March 2018.
  7. "The Kenyon Review". Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  8. "Robin Behn - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-06-29.