Lynn Sukenick
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Lynn Luria Sukenick was an American poet
.
. She received a doctorate in English from City University of New York
.
She taught at San Diego State University
, University of California at San Diego, University of California, Irvine
, University of California, Santa Cruz
, Cornell University
, Cleveland State University
, the New College of California
.
She married Ronald Sukenick
, but divorced in 1984. He collaborated with her in his story "Roast Beef: A Slice
of Life" in The Death of the Novel and Other Stories.
Her work appeared in Ironwood, Quarry List, Five Finders Review, California Quarterly,
She coined the term Matrophobia, the fear of becoming one's mother, (in her work on Doris Lessing
).
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...
.
Life
She received her undergraduate education at Brandeis UniversityBrandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
. She received a doctorate in English from City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
.
She taught at San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
, University of California at San Diego, University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
, University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
, Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University is a public university located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 when the state of Ohio assumed control of Fenn College, and it absorbed the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1969...
, the New College of California
New College of California
New College of California was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971 by former Gonzaga University President, Father John Leary. After 37 years, it ceased operations in early 2008....
.
She married Ronald Sukenick
Ronald Sukenick
Ronald Sukenick was an American writer and literary theorist.-Life:Sukenick studied at Cornell University, and wrote his doctoral thesis on Wallace Stevens, at Brandeis University ....
, but divorced in 1984. He collaborated with her in his story "Roast Beef: A Slice
of Life" in The Death of the Novel and Other Stories.
Her work appeared in Ironwood, Quarry List, Five Finders Review, California Quarterly,
She coined the term Matrophobia, the fear of becoming one's mother, (in her work on Doris Lessing
Doris Lessing
Doris May Lessing CH is a British writer. Her novels include The Grass is Singing, The Golden Notebook, and five novels collectively known as Canopus in Argos....
).