Leah Naomi Green

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Leah Naomi Green
Born (1983-06-14) June 14, 1983 (age 40)
North Carolina
OccupationPoet
Alma mater Earlham College
University of California, Irvine
Notable worksThe More Extravagant Feast
Notable awards Walt Whitman award (2019)
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Leah Naomi Green (born June 14, 1983) is an American poet and creative non-fiction essayist. [1] She is the author of The More Extravagant Feast, winner of the Walt Whitman award of the Academy of American Poets in 2019. She is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Washington and Lee University.

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Biography

Leah Naomi Green grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina. She graduated from Earlham College in 2005 with a BA in Environmental Studies. In 2009 she earned an MFA in Poetry Writing from the University of California, Irvine. [2]

Green's chapbook, The Ones We Have, was published by Flying Trout Press in 2012, and was awarded the  2012 Flying Trout Chapbook  prize. Green's first poetry collection, The More Extravagant Feast, will be published by Graywolf Press in 2020. The book won the 2019 Walt Whitman award poetry award, given annually by the Academy of American Poets to an American poet who has not yet published a book. The 2019 winner was selected by poet, Li-Young Lee. [3] She currently teaches English and Environmental Studies at Washington and Lee University.

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