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Lee Upton

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Lee Upton (born June 2, 1953, St. Johns, Michigan[1]) is an American poet, fiction writer, and literary critic.[2] She earned a BA in journalism at Michigan State University,[1] a master of fine arts (MFA) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Program for Poets & Writers,[3][4][5][6] and a PhD in English literature at the State University of New York at Binghamton.[7]

Life

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She is the author of several books of poetry, fiction, and literary criticism, including The Muse of Abandonment (1998, Bucknell University Press), Civilian Histories (2000, University of Georgia Press), Undid in the Land of Undone (2007, New Issues/Western Michigan University Press), and The Guide to the Flying Island (2009, Miami University Press).[8][9] She is a former[10] professor of English and writer in residence at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.[11] In 1990, Upton collaborated with artist Ed Kerns and fellow poet Charles Molesworth on an exhibition of poetry and images at the Williams Center in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, the New Republic, American Poetry Review, Harvard Review, and DoubleTake.

Awards

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Bibliography

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Poetry collections

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  • The Day Every Day Is. Ardmore, PA: Saturnalia Books, 2023. Recipient of the Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize.
  • Bottle the Bottles the Bottles the Bottles. Cleveland: Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2015. Winner of the Open Book Award.
  • Undid in the Land of Undone. Kalamazoo: New Issues Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-930974-72-2.
  • Civilian Histories. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-8203-2185-1.
  • Approximate Darling. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1996. ISBN 978-0-8203-1811-0.
  • On Stage Tonight. Troll Communications Llc. 1991. ISBN 978-0-89375-791-5.
  • No Mercy. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. Winner of the National Poetry Series. ISBN 978-0-87113-339-7. Winner of the 1988 National Poetry Series.
  • The Invention of Kindness. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1984. ISBN 978-0-8173-0197-2.
  • Small Locks. Fallen Angel Press. 1979. ISBN 0-931598-08-7.

Novels

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Novellas

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Short fiction collections

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  • Visitations: Stories. Yellow Shoe Fiction Series. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2017. Recipient of Kirkus Star; listed in “Best of the Indies 2017” and “Best Indie Books for December” by Kirkus; American Book Fest Best Book Awards finalist; “Distinguished Stories of 2017” by Best American Short Stories 2018; Pushcart Prize 2018 notable story
  • The Tao of Humiliation. BOA Editions. 2014. ISBN 978-1-938160-32-5. Winner of the BOA Short Fiction Award; listed in “Best Books of 2014” by Kirkus; Paterson Prize in Fiction finalist

Nonfiction

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Libretto

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Collaborative Art Books

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  • Tying & Untying. Lee Upton and Jim Toia. Clinton, NJ: Lucia Press, 2012.
  • The Maid at the Pond. Curlee Holton and Lee Upton. Experimental Printmaking Institute, 2006.
  • Omniscient Love. Curlee Holton and Lee Upton. Experimental Printmaking Institute, 2005.

Selected anthologies

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References

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  1. ^ "Summary Bibliography: Lee Upton". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ^ "Domina Publishes 'Inland Sea' Poetry Book | Northern Today". news.nmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  3. ^ ""Lee Upton", Pennsylvania Center for the Book". Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  4. ^ "Verse Daily: Lee Upton". www.versedaily.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  5. ^ Poetry Society of America Honors Lafayette English Professor Lee Upton with Two Awards Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "The Adirondack Review: Lee Upton, Featured Poet Spring 2003". adirondackreview.homestead.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  7. ^ "Pennsylvania Center for the Book". pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  8. ^ Upton, Lee (1998-01-01). The Muse of Abandonment: Origin, Identity, Mastery, in Five American Poets. Bucknell University Press. ISBN 9780838753965.
  9. ^ "Lee Upton - Lee Upton Poems - Poem Hunter". www.poemhunter.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  10. ^ Falak, Onab. "English Professor Lee Upton to celebrate retirement". The Lafayette. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  11. ^ "Lee Upton | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". www.pw.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  12. ^ Poetry Society of America Honors English Professor Lee Upton with Two Awards
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