Miriam Levine | |
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| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Boston University (BA, MA) Tufts University (PhD) |
| Parents | Joseph Levine Gertrude Levine |
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Miriam Levine (born 1939) is an American memoirist, poet and novelist.[1] Levine was the first Poet Laureate of Arlington, Massachusetts.[2]
Biography
Levine was born in Paterson, New Jersey, the daughter of Gertrude and Joseph Levine.[3] She spent her early years in Passaic, New Jersey and earned a BA and MA in Comparative Literature from Boston University and a PhD in British Literature from Tufts University.[4]
Levine was a professor at Framingham State University; and, before that, taught at Emerson College, University of Massachusetts Boston, and Northeastern University.[5][4]
Awards
Levine, winner of the Autumn House Poetry Prize,[6] is a recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation.[7] Awarded a Pushcart Prize,[8] she was a resident fellow at Yaddo;[8] Le Chateau de Lavigny International Writers' Colony, Switzerland;[9] and Millay Colony for the Arts.[10]
Works
- Saving Daylight (2019)[11]
- The Dark Opens (2008)[11]
- In Paterson: a Novel (2002)[11]
- Devotion (1993)[11]
- A Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England (1984)[11]
- The Graves of Delawanna (1981)[11]
- To Know We Are Living (1976)[11]
- Friends Dreaming (1974)[11]
References
- ^ Holder, Doug (2020-01-20). ""Miriam Levine on her new collection 'Saving Daylight'"". The Somerville Times. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "Minutes of Arlington Poet Laureate Committee Meeting". Town Of Arlington, MA Website. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
We chose Miriam Levine to be the first Poet Laureate of Arlington.
- ^ "Obituary: Gertrude (Jacobs) Levine". The Star-Ledger. 2004-06-07. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ a b Sanna, James (2015-08-01). "Arlington's poet laureate brings passion for life, heart". Arlington Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "Bio of Miriam Levine". Miriam Levine Website. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Autumn House Poetry Prize". Autumn House Poetry Prize. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Writers at Yaddo". Corporation of Yaddo. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ a b "Miriam Levine Bio". Autumn House. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Writers in Residence at The Château de Lavigny". The Château de Lavigny. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Writers in Residence at Millay Colony for the Arts". Millay Colony for the Arts. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "WorldCat: List of Miriam Levine Works". WorldCat. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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