Joan Murray
Encyclopedia
Joan Murray is an American
poet
.
and later earned an M.A. from New York University
. She has been the poet in residence at the New York State Writer's Institute as well as spending time at Yaddo
, an artist's colony in upstate New York.
Her work appears in American Poetry Review, Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Hudson Review, Ontario Review, Paris Review, The Nation.
Her ambition to be an artist was postponed when she entered college and became increasingly interested in the study of literature.
She currently lives and works in Old Chatham, New York
.
's Gordon Barber Award, and a National Endowment for the Arts
Fellowship as well as a winner of the National Poetry Series
and the Wesleyan New Poets Series.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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Life
She graduated from Hunter CollegeHunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
and later earned an M.A. from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. She has been the poet in residence at the New York State Writer's Institute as well as spending time at Yaddo
Yaddo
Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400 acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Its mission is "to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment."...
, an artist's colony in upstate New York.
Her work appears in American Poetry Review, Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Hudson Review, Ontario Review, Paris Review, The Nation.
Her ambition to be an artist was postponed when she entered college and became increasingly interested in the study of literature.
She currently lives and works in Old Chatham, New York
Old Chatham, New York
Old Chatham is a hamlet in the northeast quadrant of the township of Chatham, located in Columbia County, New York. It is one of the earliest settlements in the township and was originally named Chatham....
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Awards
She has been the recipient of the Poetry Society of AmericaPoetry Society of America
The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists including Witter Bynner. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the have included such renowned writers as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Edna St. Vincent...
's Gordon Barber Award, and a National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
Fellowship as well as a winner of the National Poetry Series
National Poetry Series
The National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program.Every year since 1979 it has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry...
and the Wesleyan New Poets Series.