J. Allyn Rosser

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J. Allyn Rosser
BornJill Allyn Rosser
1957 (age 6667)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Occupationpoet
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationMiddlebury College, University of Pennsylvania
Notable awards
  • Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2010
  • Samuel French Morse Prize
  • Crab Orchard Award
  • The New Criterion Poetry Prize

Jill Allyn Rosser (born 1957 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), who published under J. Allyn Rosser, is a contemporary American poet.

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Life

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

Selected works

Anthologies

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References

  1. J. Allyn Rosser, Poets & Writers . Accessed March 14, 2013. "Born in: Bethlehem, PA. Raised in: Sparta, NJ"
  2. J. Allyn Rosser • Ohio University English Department
  3. "J.Allyn Rosser", Wired for Books Web site, accessed February 1, 2007
  4. J. Allyn Rosser - Authors - The Atlantic
  5. J. Allyn Rosser : The Poetry Foundation
  6. "New Criterion Poetry Prize" David Yezzi's post at the Armavirumpque blog, posted 11 a.m., January 29, 2007, accessed February 1, 2007
  7. OHIO: Compass | Rosser named Guggenheim Fellow. Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine