Martha M. Zweig (born April 2, 1942, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
) 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 ...
. Her most recent book is ''Monkey Lightning'' (
Tupelo Press
Tupelo Press is an American not-for-profit literary press founded in 1999. It produced its first titles in 2001, publishing poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Originally located in Dorset, Vermont, the press has since moved to North Adams, Massachus ...
, 2010).
Life
She was raised in
Moorestown Township, New Jersey
Moorestown is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia and geographically part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was ...
, where she attended the Quaker
Moorestown Friends School
Moorestown Friends School (also known as MFS) is a private, coeducational Quaker day school located in Moorestown, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 652 student ...
. She earned her B.A. and an M.A.and a Hopwood Award from 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 an M.F.A. from
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 ...
. She lives in
Hardwick, Vermont
Hardwick is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,920 at the 2020 census. It contains the unincorporated villages of Hardwick, East Hardwick, and Mackville. The town is a commercial center for the region's fa ...
, and volunteers for North Country Animal League, and for Restorative Justice.
Her poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including ''The
Beloit Poetry Journal
The ''Beloit Poetry Journal'' is an American poetry magazine established in 1950 at Beloit College.[Boston Review
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'', ''Conduit'', ''
Field
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Expanses of open ground
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* Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport
* Battlefield
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* Meadow, a grass ...
'', ''
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 ...
'', ''Indiana Review'', ''The Journal'', ''The Kenyon Review'', ''Literary Imagination'', ''Manoa'', ''Notre Dame Review'', ''New Orleans Review'', ''The North American Review'', ''Northwest Review'', ''Paris Review'', ''The Progressive'', ''Willow Springs''.
[http://www.ewu.edu/willowsprings/archives/issue44.html ]
Honors and awards
* 1999
Whiting Award
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Mrs. (American English) or Mrs (British English; standard E ...
Published works
Full-Length Poetry Collections
* ''Monkey Lightning'' (Tupelo Press, 2010)
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Chapbooks
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References
External links
Profile at The Whiting Foundation
* ttp://www.webdelsol.com/Perihelion/p-profile12.htm Poem: "Featured Poet: Martha Zweig", ''Perihelion''br>Author Page: Tupelo Press > Martha Zweig Bio
*[http://www.webdelsol.com/Perihelion/zweig.htm Poems: ''webdelsol'' (from ''Perihelion'') > Poems by Martha Zweig > "Freshet"; "Outfit"; "Portrait"; "Untenable"; "Green Velvet"; "Brainwash"; "Midsummer Marital With Creosote Bush & Tattoo "; "Luminary"; "Cross-Country"; "Paternoster"]
Poems: "Provisions", ''Virginia Quarterly Review'', Spring 2000
Ploughshares
* Poem:
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1942 births
Living people
Poets from New Jersey
American women poets
Moorestown Friends School alumni
People from Caledonia County, Vermont
People from Moorestown, New Jersey
University of Michigan alumni
Warren Wilson College alumni
Writers from Vermont
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