Lee Upton

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Lee Upton (born June 2, 1953, St. Johns, Michigan [1] ) is an American poet, fiction writer, and literary critic. [2] She earned a BA in journalism at Michigan State University, a master of fine arts (MFA) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Program for Poets & Writers, [3] [4] [5] [6] and a PhD in English literature at the State University of New York at Binghamton. [7]

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Life

She is the author of several books of poetry, fiction, and literary criticism, including The Muse of Abandonment (1998, Bucknell University Press), Civilian Histories (2000, University of Georgia Press), Undid in the Land of Undone (2007, New Issues/Western Michigan University Press), and The Guide to the Flying Island (2009, Miami University Press). [8] [9] She is a former [10] professor of English and writer in residence at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. [11] In 1990, Upton collaborated with artist Ed Kerns and fellow poet Charles Molesworth on an exhibition of poetry and images at the Williams Center in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic , the New Republic , American Poetry Review , Harvard Review , and DoubleTake.

Awards

Bibliography

Poetry collections

Novels

Novellas

Short fiction collections

Nonfiction

Libretto

Collaborative Art Books

Selected anthologies

References

  1. "Summary Bibliography: Lee Upton". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. "Domina Publishes 'Inland Sea' Poetry Book | Northern Today". news.nmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  3. ""Lee Upton", Pennsylvania Center for the Book". Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  4. "Verse Daily: Lee Upton". www.versedaily.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  5. Poetry Society of America Honors Lafayette English Professor Lee Upton with Two Awards Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "The Adirondack Review: Lee Upton, Featured Poet Spring 2003". adirondackreview.homestead.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  7. "Pennsylvania Center for the Book". pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  8. Upton, Lee (1998-01-01). The Muse of Abandonment: Origin, Identity, Mastery, in Five American Poets. Bucknell University Press. ISBN   9780838753965.
  9. "Lee Upton - Lee Upton Poems - Poem Hunter". www.poemhunter.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  10. Falak, Onab. "English Professor Lee Upton to celebrate retirement". The Lafayette. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  11. "Lee Upton | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". www.pw.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  12. Poetry Society of America Honors English Professor Lee Upton with Two Awards