Jacqueline Kolosov Explained

Jacqueline Kolosov
Birth Place:	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Education:	University of Chicago (BA, MA) New York University (PhD)
Genre:	Children's literature
Spouse:	William Wenthe
Children:	1

Jacqueline Kolosov (born in Chicago) is an American poet, children's book author, and professor. Her most recent collection of poetry is Modigliani's Muse (WordTech Communications, 2009), and her most recent young adult novel is A Sweet Disorder (Hyperion Books, 2009). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals and magazines including The Southern Review, Shenandoah, Poetry, Passages North Orion,^[1] PRISM International, The Malahat Review, Ecotone, and Western Humanities Review, and her honors include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.^[2]

She was raised in and around Chicago and graduated from University of Chicago with a B.A. and an M.A.,^[3] and from New York University with a Ph.D. She teaches currently at Texas Tech University.^[4] She lives in West Texas with husband, poet William Wenthe, and their daughter Sophia. Jacqueline is a vegetarian and loves to ride horses.

Honors and awards

• 2008 NEA Literature Fellowship
• 2005 Glen Workshop Fellowship, Image Magazine
• 1992-1996 Multi-Year Fellowship, New York University

Published works

Full-Length Poetry Collections

• Book: Modigliani's Muse. WordTech Communications. 2009. 978-1-934999-50-9 .
• Book: Vago. Lewis-Clark Press / Sandhills Press. 2007. 978-0-911015-82-9 .

Chapbooks

• Book: Souvenir, Modigliani. Winnow Press. 2005. 978-0-9764726-1-2 .
• Book: Why Plant Bougainvillea. Finishing Line Press. 2005. 978-1-932755-67-1 .
• Fabergé, Finishing Line Press, 2003
• Danish Ocean, Pudding House Press, 2003

Juvenile Fiction

• Book: A Sweet Disorder. Hyperion Books CH. 2009. 978-1-4231-1245-7 .
• Book: The Red Queen's Daughter. Hyperion. 2007. 978-1-4231-0797-2.
• Book: Grace from China. Yeong & Yeong Book Co.. 2004. 978-0-9638472-8-7.

Juvenile Nonfiction

• Book: Women with wings . Minneapolis, Minnesota . Jacqueline McLean . Jacqueline A. Kolosov. The Oliver Press, Inc.. 2001. 978-1-881508-70-0 .
• Book: Women of Adventure . registration . Minneapolis, Minnesota . Jacqueline A. Kolosov . Jacqueline McLean. The Oliver Press, Inc.. 2003. 978-1-881508-73-1 .
• Book: Victoria Woodhull: First Woman Presidential Candidate . Jacqueline McLean . Jacqueline A. Kolosov. Morgan Reynolds. 1999. 978-1-883846-47-3.

Anthologies Edited

• Book: Writing on the wind: an anthology of West Texas women writers . Lou Halsell Rodenberger . Lou Halsell Rodenberger . Laura Payne Butler . Jacqueline A. Kolosov. Texas Tech University Press. 2005. 978-0-89672-548-5 .

Cookbooks

• Cooking with Horse, Self-Published, 2010

External links

• Poem: Orion Magazine > July/August 2007 > Quickening by Jacqueline Kolosov
• Interview: Rebecca's Book Blog > June 9, 2009 > "Interview with Jacqueline Kolosov" by Rebecca Herman

Notes and References

1. http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/poem/5038 Orion Magazine > March/April 2005 > Possum by Jacqueline Kolosov
2. http://www.arts.gov/features/writers/writerscms/writer.php?id=08_20 National Endlowment for the Arts > "NEA Writer's Corner: Jacqueline Kolosov-Wenthe"
3. http://www.arts.gov/features/writers/writerscms/writer.php?id=08_20 National Endlowment for the Arts > "NEA Writer's Corner: Jacqueline Kolosov-Wenthe"
4. Web site: Texas Tech University > Faculty Profiles > Jacqueline Kolosov . 2009-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090222180131/http://www.english.ttu.edu/faculty_profiles/faculty_e_to_p.asp . 2009-02-22 . dead .