Simone White (writer)
Simone White | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Middletown, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | Harvard University The New School City University of New York |
| Notable awards | Whiting Award (2017) |
Simone White (born 1972) is an American poet and literary critic. In 2017, she won a Whiting Award for poetry.[1]
Biography
White was born in Middletown, Connecticut and grew up in Philadelphia.[2] She has a BA from Wesleyan University and a JD from Harvard Law School. She practiced law for seven years after graduation.[3] Since then, she has also earned an MFA from The New School and a PhD in English from the City University of New York.[4]
She was a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in Spring 2018.[5]
As of 2020, she is an Assistant Professor in the English department at the University of Pennsylvania.[6]
Honors and awards
White was award a Whiting Award for Poetry in 2017.
She was selected as a "New American Poet" by the Poetry Society of America in 2013.[7]
Bibliography
- Dear Angel of Death, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2018
- Of Being Dispersed, Futurepoem Books, 2016
- House of Envy of All the World, 2010
- Unrest, 2013
- Dolly (with Kim Thomas), Q Ave Press, 2008
References
- ^ Piepenbring, Dan (22 March 2017). "Say Hello to the 2017 Whiting Honorees". The Paris Review. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Foundation, Poetry (23 July 2020). "Simone White". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Mannino, Carrie. "Simone White: Poet, Scholar, Philosopher". yaledailynews.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Simone White". www.whiting.org. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Simone White - Iowa Writers' Workshop | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | The University of Iowa". writersworkshop.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Simone White - Department of English". www.english.upenn.edu. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Simone White". Poetry Society of America. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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