Erin Murphy (poet)
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Erin Murphy is an American poet.
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[edit] Publications - Books
- Science of Desire (Word Press, 2004), a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize.
- Too Much of this World (Mammoth Books), winner of the 2004 Anthony Piccione Poetry Prize.
[edit] Other Awards
Murphy's other awards include the National Writers' Union Poetry Award (judged by Donald Hall), a Pushcart Prize nomination, the 2006 Foley Poetry Award and a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award.
[edit] Publications - Other
Murphy's poems have appeared journals and anthologies such as The Georgia Review, Field, Nimrod, The Paterson Literary Review, Literal Latte and Kalliope and 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day, edited by Billy Collins (Random House, 2005).
[edit] Educations
- B.A. in English and Philosophy from Washington College
- M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst's MFA Program for Poets & Writers.
[edit] Professorships
She is Assistant Professor of English at Penn State Altoona.