Cathleen Calbert is an American poet and writer, author of five poetry collections. Her writing has appeared in ''Ms. Magazine, The Nation, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Paris Review, Poetry, Ploughshares,'' and elsewhere. She was born in Jackson, Michigan and raised in southern California. She received her B.A. from the

University of California at Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant univ ...

, her M.A. from

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

, and her Ph.D. from the

University of Houston The University of Houston (UH) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the List of universities in Texas by enrollment, university in Texas ...

. Currently, she is a professor of English at

Rhode Island College Rhode Island College (RIC) is a public college in Providence, Rhode Island. The college was established in 1854 as the Rhode Island State Normal School, making it the second oldest institution of higher education in Rhode Island after Brown Uni ...

Published works

Books * ''The Afflicted Girls'' (Little Red Tree Publishing, 2016) * ''Sleeping with a Famous Poet'' (C.W. Books, 2007) * ''Bad Judgment'' (

Sarabande Books Sarabande Books is an American not-for-profit literary press founded in 1994. It is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, with an office in New York City. Sarabande publishes contemporary poetry and nonfiction. Sarabande is a literary press whos ...

, 1999) * ''Lessons in Space'' (

University Press of Florida The University Press of Florida (UPF) is the scholarly publishing arm of the State University System of Florida, representing Florida's twelve state universities. It is located in Gainesville near the University of Florida, one of the state's maj ...

, 1997) Chapbooks * ''The Ten Worst Human Fears'' (Rooster Hill Press, 2012) * ''Death Poems'' (Premier Poets, 2005) * ''My Summer as a Bride'' (Riverstone, 1995)

Awards and honors

* "The Nation" Discovery Award *

Pushcart Prize The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are ...

* Gordon Barber Memorial Award,

Poetry Society of America The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the society have included such renowned poets as Witter Bynner, Ro ...

* Sheila Motton Book Award, New England Poetry ClubNew England Poetry Club > Contest Winners

References

Sources

Amazon author page

Cathleen Calbert's Web Page

Sarabande Books
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