Jazzy Danziger

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Jazzy Danziger
BornJessica Danziger
(1984-12-05)5 December 1984
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Occupation Poet
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Washington University, University of Virginia
Notable awards Brittingham Prize in Poetry (2012)
Website
www.jazzydanziger.com

Jazzy Danziger (born 1984) is an American poet and editor.

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Life and career

Danziger was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Maitland, Florida. She earned her bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis and her MFA in Poetry from the University of Virginia, where she was Editor in Chief of Meridian. She has served as series editor for the annual Best New Poets anthology since 2011.

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