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'''Simone White''' (born 1972) is an American poet, [[literary critic]], and Assistant Professor at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. In 2017, she won a [[Whiting Award]] for poetry.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Piepenbring |first1=Dan |title=Say Hello to the 2017 Whiting Honorees |url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/03/22/whiting-2017/ |website=The Paris Review |accessdate=23 July 2020 |language=en |date=22 March 2017}}</ref>
'''Simone White''' (born 1972) is an American poet, [[literary critic]], and assistant professor at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. In 2017, she won a [[Whiting Award]] for poetry.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Piepenbring |first1=Dan |title=Say Hello to the 2017 Whiting Honorees |url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/03/22/whiting-2017/ |website=The Paris Review |accessdate=23 July 2020 |language=en |date=22 March 2017}}</ref> Much of her writing style is a hybrid between poetry and prose.


==Biography==
==Biography==
White was born in [[Middletown, Connecticut]] and grew up in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foundation |first1=Poetry |title=Simone White |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/simone-white |website=Poetry Foundation |accessdate=23 July 2020 |language=en |date=23 July 2020}}</ref> She has a BA from [[Wesleyan University]] and a JD from [[Harvard Law School]]. She practiced law for seven years after graduation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mannino |first1=Carrie |title=Simone White: Poet, Scholar, Philosopher |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2016/10/07/simone-white-poet-scholar-philosopher/ |accessdate=23 July 2020 |work=yaledailynews.com |language=en}}</ref> Since then, she has also earned an MFA from [[The New School]] and a PhD in English from the [[City University of New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Simone White |url=https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/simone-white#/ |website=www.whiting.org |accessdate=23 July 2020}}</ref>
White was born in [[Middletown, Connecticut]], and grew up in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foundation |first1=Poetry |title=Simone White |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/simone-white |website=Poetry Foundation |accessdate=23 July 2020 |language=en |date=23 July 2020}}</ref> She has a BA from [[Wesleyan University]] and earned a JD from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1997. She practiced law for seven years after graduation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mannino |first1=Carrie |title=Simone White: Poet, Scholar, Philosopher |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2016/10/07/simone-white-poet-scholar-philosopher/ |accessdate=23 July 2020 |work=yaledailynews.com |language=en}}</ref> Since then, she has also earned an MFA from [[The New School]] and a PhD in English from the [[Graduate Center of the City University of New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Simone White |url=https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/simone-white#/ |website=www.whiting.org |accessdate=23 July 2020}}</ref>


She was a Visiting Associate Professor at the [[University of Iowa Writers' Workshop]] in Spring 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simone White - Iowa Writers' Workshop {{!}} College of Liberal Arts & Sciences {{!}} The University of Iowa |url=https://writersworkshop.uiowa.edu/people/simone-white |website=writersworkshop.uiowa.edu |accessdate=23 July 2020}}</ref>
She was a visiting associate professor at the [[University of Iowa Writers' Workshop]] in Spring 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simone White - Iowa Writers' Workshop {{!}} College of Liberal Arts & Sciences {{!}} The University of Iowa |url=https://writersworkshop.uiowa.edu/people/simone-white |website=writersworkshop.uiowa.edu |accessdate=23 July 2020}}</ref>


As of 2020, she is an Assistant Professor in the English department at the University of Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simone White - Department of English |url=https://www.english.upenn.edu/people/simone-white |website=www.english.upenn.edu |accessdate=23 July 2020}}</ref>
As of 2020, she is an assistant professor in the English department at the University of Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simone White - Department of English |url=https://www.english.upenn.edu/people/simone-white |website=www.english.upenn.edu |accessdate=23 July 2020}}</ref>


==Honors and awards==
==Honors and awards==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
===Poetry===
===Poetry===
* ''Dear Angel of Death'', Ugly Duckling Presse, 2018
*''Dear Angel of Death'', [[Ugly Duckling Presse]], 2018
* ''Of Being Dispersed'', [[Futurepoem Books]], 2016
*''Of Being Dispersed'', [[Futurepoem Books]], 2016
* ''House of Envy of All the World'', 2010
*''House of Envy of All the World'', 2010
* ''Unrest'', Ugly Duckling Presse, 2013
*''Unrest'', Ugly Duckling Presse, 2013 (chapbook)
* ''Dolly'' (with Kim Thomas), Q Ave Press, 2008
*''Dolly'' (with illustrations by Kim Thomas), Q Ave Press, 2008


===Articles===
===Articles===
* [https://bombmagazine.org/articles/vince-staples/ Vince Staples by Simone White], ''Bomb Magazine''
*[https://bombmagazine.org/articles/vince-staples/ Vince Staples by Simone White], ''Bomb Magazine''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/simone-white Poetry Foundation profile]
*[https://simone-white.com Website]
*[https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/simone-white Poetry Foundation profile]


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Latest revision as of 22:16, 6 December 2023

Simone White
White in 2023
White in 2023
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Middletown, Connecticut
Alma materWesleyan University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
The New School (MFA)
CUNY Graduate Center (PhD)
GenrePoetry, criticism
Notable awardsWhiting Award (2017)

Simone White (born 1972) is an American poet, literary critic, and assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2017, she won a Whiting Award for poetry.[1] Much of her writing style is a hybrid between poetry and prose.

Biography

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White was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and grew up in Philadelphia.[2] She has a BA from Wesleyan University and earned a JD from Harvard Law School in 1997. 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 Graduate Center of 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

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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

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Poetry

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  • Dear Angel of Death, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2018
  • Of Being Dispersed, Futurepoem Books, 2016
  • House of Envy of All the World, 2010
  • Unrest, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2013 (chapbook)
  • Dolly (with illustrations by Kim Thomas), Q Ave Press, 2008

Articles

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References

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  1. ^ Piepenbring, Dan (22 March 2017). "Say Hello to the 2017 Whiting Honorees". The Paris Review. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ Foundation, Poetry (23 July 2020). "Simone White". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ Mannino, Carrie. "Simone White: Poet, Scholar, Philosopher". yaledailynews.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Simone White". www.whiting.org. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Simone White - Iowa Writers' Workshop | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | The University of Iowa". writersworkshop.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Simone White - Department of English". www.english.upenn.edu. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Simone White". Poetry Society of America. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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