Karen Volkman (born January 1967, in

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) is an American

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Life

She was educated at

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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 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 ...

. Her poems have appeared in anthologies including ''The Best American Poetry'', and ''The Pushcart Prize XXVII''. She has taught at several universities, including the

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

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

, and

Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago is a Private college, private art college in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890, it has 5,928https://about.colum.edu/effectiveness/pdf/spring-2021-student-profile.pdf students pursuing degrees in more than 60 undergra ...

. She currently lives in

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, and teaches in the MFA writing program at the

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Awards

* ''Spar'', winner of the

James Laughlin Award The James Laughlin Award, formerly the Lamont Poetry Prize, is given annually for a poet's second published book; it is the only major poetry award that honors a second book. The award is given by the Academy of American Poets, and is noted as one ...

and the Iowa Poetry Prize * ''Crash's Law'', selected for the

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 ...

by Heather McHugh.

Work

Poetry books

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Essays

References

External links

"Octaves, Ovations: A Conversation with Karen Volkman ", winter 2003

An Interview With Poet Karen Volkman", Nick Twemlow, 4.12.02, Poets & Writers

* ttp://www.alittlepoetry.com Karen VolkmanFeatured poet at alittlepoetry.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Volkman, Karen New College of Florida alumni Syracuse University alumni University of Houston alumni University of Montana faculty University of Alabama faculty University of Pittsburgh faculty University of Chicago faculty Columbia College Chicago faculty 1967 births Living people American women poets 21st-century American poets American women academics 21st-century American women writers