Erika Meitner (born 1975 in

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) is an American

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Life

She graduated from

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with an A.B. in 1996, and from the

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with an MFA in creative writing, and an MA in religious studies. She taught at

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, and the

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. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Creative Writing, at

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. She teaches at

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. Her work has appeared in ''

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, Shenandoah,

Indiana Review ''Indiana Review'' (''IR'') is a small, student-run literary magazine at Indiana University Bloomington. Founded in 1976, it has a circulation of about 2,000. A biannual review, ''IR'' publishes essays, fiction, graphic arts, interviews, poetr ...

, Alaska Quarterly Review,'' and ''

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''.

Works

"The Book of Dissolution"
''AGNI'' online
"Big Box Encounter"
''Slate'', April 20, 2010
"January Towns"; "With/out"
''Anti-''
"Quisiera Declarar"
''From the Fishouse''
"Elegy with Construction Sounds, Water, Fish"
''Virginia Quarterly Review'', Spring 2010, pp. 202–203 *''Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore'' Anhinga Press, 2003, *''Ideal Cities'', HarperCollins, 2010, *''Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls'', Anhinga Press, 2011. *''Holy Moly Carry Me,'' BOA Editions, Limited, 2018 *''Useful Junk,'' BOA Editions, 2022 ISBN 978-1-950774-53-1

Essays

"On Rita Dove"
''Women Poets on Mentorship: Efforts and Affections'', Editors Arielle Greenberg, Rachel Zucker, University of Iowa Press, 2008,
"On Rita Dove"
''Best African American Essays 2010'', Editors Gerald Early, Randall Kennedy, Random House, Inc., 2009,

Awards

*2009

National Poetry Series The National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program. Every year since 1979, the National Poetry Series has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry. Manuscripts are solicited through an annual open competition, judged and cho ...

, for ''Ideal Cities'' *2018

National Jewish Book Award The Jewish Book Council (Hebrew: ), founded in 1944, is an organization encouraging and contributing to Jewish literature.National Book Critics Circle Award The National Book Critics Circle Awards are a set of annual American literary awards by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English".Library of Virginia The Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, is the library agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It serves as the archival agency and the reference library for Virginia's seat of government. The Library moved into a new building in 1997 and i ...

: Poetry, for ''Holy Moly Carry Me ''

References

External links

Author's website"Erika Meitner Discusses Peeps, Virginia and Yi-Fu Tuan: An Interview by Serena Agusto-Cox"
''32poems'', May 5, 2009
"Erika Meitner"
''From the Fishouse''

'' Sentinel'', Rebecca Swain Vadnie *http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-craft-tips/interview-with-poet-erika-meitner {{DEFAULTSORT:Meitner, Erika 1975 births Writers from New York (state) Dartmouth College alumni University of Virginia alumni University of Virginia faculty University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty University of California, Santa Cruz faculty Virginia Tech faculty Living people American women poets 21st-century American poets American women academics 21st-century American women writers