Julie Sheehan (born in
Iowa
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) 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
She graduated from
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
, and
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
.
She lives in
Long Island, New York
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, with her son, and is currently Director of the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature program as well as an assistant professor at
Stony Brook Southampton
Stony Brook Southampton is a campus location of Stony Brook University, located in Southampton, New York between the Shinnecock Indian Reservation and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on the eastern end of Long Island.
History
Southampton College, ...
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Her work has appeared in ''Ploughshares'', ''Paris Review'', ''Southwest Review'', ''Texas Review'' and ''Western Humanities Review''.
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Awards
* 2009
New York Foundation for the Arts
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is an independent 501(c)(3) charity, funded through government, foundation, corporate, and individual support, established in 1971. It is part of a network of national not-for-profit arts organizations ...
fellowship in poetry
* 2008
Whiting Award
* 2005
Barnard Women Poets Prize The Barnard Women Poets Prize is a literary award in the United States for an English language book of poetry. From 1986 to 2001, the prize was a first-book award called the Barnard New Women Poets Prize. Winners had their poetry book published und ...
* Bernard F. Conners Prize for Poetry, ''Paris Review''
* Robert H. Winner 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 ...
.
* Poets Out Loud Prize
Works
"Dependent Clause", ''Huffington Post''*
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Anthologies
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References
External links
Profile at The Whiting Foundation'A Review of Julie Sheehan’s "Bar Book"'
''Fogged Clarity'', Scott Hightower
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American poets
English emigrants to the United States
Yale University alumni
Columbia University alumni
Hamilton College (New York) faculty
American women poets
21st-century American women writers
People from Long Island
American women academics