Debra Allbery (born March 3, 1957 in Lancaster, Ohio) is an American

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

Life

Allbery is an

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native, though she currently lives in Fairview, North Carolina. She has graduated from College of Wooster,

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...

, and

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is org ...

, has taught at

Dickinson College , mottoeng = Freedom is made safe through character and learning , established = , type = Private liberal arts college , endowment = $645.5 million (2022) , president = J ...

, Randolph College, the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, and is the Director of the MFA Program for Writers at

Warren Wilson College Warren Wilson College (WWC) is a private liberal arts college in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It is known for its curriculum that combines academics, work, and service as every student must complete a requisite course of study, work an on-campus ...

, where she's been on the poetry faculty since 1983. Her work has appeared in ''Crazy Horse'', ''The Missouri Review'', ''Ironwood'', ''Iowa Review'', ''Poetry'', ''Ploughshares'', ''TriQuarterly'', ''The Kenyon Review'', and ''The Yale Review'', and she is among the poets included in ''The Broadview Anthology of Poetry'', edited by Herbert Rosengarten and Amanda Goldrick-Jones.

Awards

* 1990

Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize The Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is a major American literary award for a first full-length book of poetry in the English language. This prize of the University of Pittsburgh Press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States was initiated by ...

for ''Walking Distance'' * 1994 Sherwood Anderson Fellowship * Two NEA fellowships * "Discovery"/The Nation prize.

Works

Poetry

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Essays

References

External links

. {{DEFAULTSORT:Allbery, Debra 1957 births Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize winners American women poets College of Wooster alumni University of Virginia alumni University of Iowa alumni Warren Wilson College faculty Dickinson College faculty Randolph College faculty University of Michigan faculty Living people American women academics 21st-century American women