Judith Skillman
Encyclopedia
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...
and the author of ten books of verse. She is the winner of many poetry awards, including the Eric Mathieu King Fund from the Academy of American Poets
Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets is a non-profit organization dedicated to the art of poetry. The Academy was incorporated as a "membership corporation" in New York State in 1934...
, and has received grants from the Centrum Foundation, King County Arts Commission, and the Washington State Arts Commission. Skillman is also a translator from the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, most notably of the poet Anne-Marie Derese.
Books
- Heat Lightning; Selected Poems (Silverfish Review Press, 2006).
- Coppelia; Certain Digressions (David Robert, 2006).
- Opalescence (David Robert, 2005).
- Latticework (David Robert, 2004).
- Circe's Island (Silverfish Review Press, 2003).
- Sweetbrier (Blue Begonia, 2001).
- Red Town (Silverfish Review Press, 2001).
- Storm (Blue Begonia, 1998).
- Beethoven and the Birds (Blue Begonia, 1996).
- Worship of the Visible Spectrum (Breitenbush Books, 1986).