Nathalie F. Anderson (born 1948) is an American

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and

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. She is a 1993 Pew Fellow, and author of several books of poetry: ''Following Fred Astaire'', ''Crawlers'', ''Quiver'', ''Held and Firmly Bound'' (a chapbook), and ''Stain''. In collaboration with composer Thomas Whitman, she authored four libretti: ''The Black Swan'', ''Sukey in the Dark'', ''Babylon'' and ''A Scandal in Bohemia''.

Life

Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Anderson earned her bachelor's degree from Agnes Scott College in 1970, her master's degree from

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, and her Ph.D. degree from

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

. She has been teaching at Swarthmore College since 1982 and is currently a Professor in their Department of English Literature. She is also Director of their Program in Creative Writing as well as a Poet in Residence at the

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. Anderson runs Philadelphia's literary event listserv, Lit-Philly. Some of Anderson's work has been featured in various print and online journals: Atlanta Review, Poetry Daily, Fox Chase Review, Natural Bridge,

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, The Recorder: The Journal of American Irish Historical Society,

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, Nimrod, Inkwell Magazine, The Louisville Review, and Southern Poetry Review. On November 8, 2012, University of Pennsylvania's

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inaugurated the Eva and Leo Sussman Poetry Program with poetry readings by featured guest writers and instructors, Nathalie Anderson, Elaine Terranova, and Joan Hutton Landis.

Awards

* 1998 ''Washington Prize'' from Word Works for ''Following Fred Astaire'' * 2000 "Slow Airs" - Grand Prize Co-Winner in Inkwell Magazine's poetry competition for 2000 * 2004 "Squeeze" - Finalist for the James Hearst Poetry Prize, published in the

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* 2005 ''The Robert McGovern Publication Prize'', Ashland University, Ashland Poetry Press, for ''Crawlers''Robert McGovern Publication Prize for ''Crawlers.''
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Works

Poetry books

* * * * * Anderson, Nathalie (2017). ''Held and Firmly Bound''. Chapin, SC: Muddy Ford Press. * Anderson, Nathalie (2017). ''Stain''. Washington, D.C.: The Word Works.

Anthology appearances

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Performances

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References

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