Elizabeth Willis
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Elizabeth Willis ( b. April 28, 1961, Bahrain ) is an American poet and the author of several books of poetry, including Meteoric Flowers (Wesleyan, 2006), Turneresque (Burning Deck, 2003), and The Human Abstract (Penguin Books, 1995), which was selected for the National Poetry Series. She is currently (2006) editing a collection of essays on Lorine Niedecker.
Willis grew up in the midwest U.S. and received a Ph.D. from the Poetics Program, SUNY Buffalo. As of 2007, she teaches at Wesleyan University. Willis lives in central Massachusetts and is married to the poet Peter Gizzi.
[edit] External links
- Who Was Lorine Niedecker? essay by Willis at the Academy of American Poets website
- Elizabeth Willis Homepage at the Electronic Poetry Center
- Ron Silliman on Meteoric Flowers poet Ron Silliman talks about Meteoric Flowers on his blog, entry for Monday, October 23, 2006
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