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American poet
J. Allyn Rosser |
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Born | Jill Allyn Rosser 1957 (age 66–67) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
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Occupation | poet |
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Language | English |
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Nationality | American |
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Citizenship | American |
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Education | Middlebury College, University of Pennsylvania |
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Notable awards |
- Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2010
- Samuel French Morse Prize
- Crab Orchard Award
- The New Criterion Poetry Prize
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Jill Allyn Rosser (born 1957 in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), who published under J. Allyn Rosser, is a contemporary American
poet.
Life
She grew up in
Sparta Township, New Jersey.
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She graduated from
Middlebury College with a B.A. in French and English in 1980' from
University of Pennsylvania with a M.A. in English Literature and Writing in 1988; and
University of Pennsylvania with a Ph.D. in English Literature in 1991.
She lives in
Athens, Ohio, teaching at
Ohio University.
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She is editor of New Ohio Review.
Her poems have appeared in several anthologies, and journals including
The Atlantic Monthly,
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Ninth Letter and
Poetry.
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Her husband is the poet
Mark Halliday.
Awards
Selected works
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"Unthought", Slate, Nov. 30, 2004
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"Coming Your Way", Poetry (February 1994)
- Bright Moves (Boston, Massachusetts: Northeastern University Press, 1990)
ISBN
1-55553-083-4
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Misery Prefigured, Southern Illinois University Press, 2001,
ISBN
978-0-8093-2383-8
- Foiled Again, Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2007,
ISBN
978-1-56663-763-3
- Mimi's Trapeze, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2014,
ISBN
978-0822963158
Anthologies
References
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J. Allyn Rosser,
Poets & Writers. Accessed March 14, 2013. "Born in: Bethlehem, PA. Raised in: Sparta, NJ"
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J. Allyn Rosser • Ohio University English Department
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"J.Allyn Rosser", Wired for Books Web site, accessed February 1, 2007
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J. Allyn Rosser - Authors - The Atlantic
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J. Allyn Rosser : The Poetry Foundation
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"New Criterion Poetry Prize" David Yezzi's post at the Armavirumpque blog, posted 11 a.m., January 29, 2007, accessed February 1, 2007
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OHIO: Compass | Rosser named Guggenheim Fellow.
Archived 2012-09-29 at the
Wayback Machine
External links