Catie Rosemurgy is an American poet who has authored of two collections of poetry, ''My Favorite Apocalypse''Graywolf Press ''My Favorite Apocalypse'' publishing page
/ref> and ''The Stranger Manual''.Graywolf Press ''The Stranger Manual'' publishing page
/ref> Both collections are published by Graywolf Press. Her work has also appeared in publications such as

Boston Review ''Boston Review'' is an American quarterly political and literary magazine. It publishes political, social, and historical analysis, literary and cultural criticism, book reviews, fiction, and poetry, both online and in print. Its signature form ...

The American Poetry Review ''The American Poetry Review'' (''APR'') is an American poetry magazine printed every other month on tabloid-sized newsprint. It was founded in 1972 by Stephen Berg and Stephen Parker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The magazine's editor is Elizabet ...

, and

The Gettysburg Review ''The Gettysburg Review'' is a quarterly literary magazine featuring short stories, poetry, essays and reviews. Work appearing in the magazine often is reprinted in "best-of" anthologies and receives awards. The little magazine "is recognized ...

. Rosemurgy grew up in the Upper Peninsula of

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

but now resides in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...

Education & Honors

Rosemurgy is the recipient of a

Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award was an award given annually to beginning women writers. Established in 1995 by American author Rona Jaffe, the Foundation offers grants to writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The award wa ...

,Ron Jaffee Foundation Writers' Award winners 2001
a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship,National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Writers' Corner spotlight on Catie Rosemurgy
/ref> and a Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Pew Fellowship in the Arts.Pew Fellowships in the Arts, 2012 Winners
/ref> Rosemurgy received her MFA in Poetry from the

University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the publi ...

Teaching

Rosemurgy is a professor at

The College of New Jersey The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a public university in Ewing Township, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Established in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ was the first normal school, or ...

(TCNJ) where she teaches courses in creative writing, poetry, and contemporary literature.TCNJ English Department Faculty Listings
/ref> Rosemurgy is also the coordinator of the Creative Writing minor.

References

External links

* Dodd, Emily.
Discovering Gold: Spotlight on Professor Catie Rosemurgy

TCNJ Magazine
26 November 2012.
"Poet Biographies: Catie Rosemurgy"
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