Jacqueline Kolosov

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Jacqueline Kolosov
Born Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • author
  • professor
NationalityAmerican
Education University of Chicago (BA, MA)
New York University (PhD)
Genre Children's literature
Spouse William Wenthe
Children1

Jacqueline Kolosov (born in Chicago) is an American poet, children's book author, and professor. Her most recent collection of poetry is Modigliani's Muse (WordTech Communications, 2009), and her most recent young adult novel is A Sweet Disorder (Hyperion Books, 2009). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals and magazines including The Southern Review, Shenandoah, Poetry, Passages North Orion, [1] PRISM International, The Malahat Review, Ecotone, and Western Humanities Review, and her honors include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. [2]

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She was raised in and around Chicago and graduated from University of Chicago with a B.A. and an M.A., [3] and from New York University with a Ph.D. She teaches currently at Texas Tech University. [4] She lives in West Texas with husband, poet William Wenthe, and their daughter Sophia. Jacqueline is a vegetarian and loves to ride horses.

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