Karen Volkman Explained

Karen Volkman
Birth Place:	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Alma Mater:	New College of Florida Syracuse University alumni University of Houston
Workplaces:	University of Montana University of Alabama University of Pittsburgh University of Chicago Columbia College Chicago

Karen Volkman (born January 1967, in Miami Beach, Florida) is an American poet.

Life

She was educated at New College of Florida, Syracuse University, and the University of Houston.

Her poems have appeared in anthologies including The Best American Poetry,^{[1] [2]} and The Pushcart Prize XXVII.^[3]

She has taught at several universities, including the University of Alabama, University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago, and Columbia College Chicago.^[4] She currently lives in Missoula, and teaches in the MFA writing program at the University of Montana-Missoula.^[5]

Awards

• Spar, winner of the James Laughlin Award and the Iowa Poetry Prize^[6]
• Crash's Law, selected for the National Poetry Series by Heather McHugh.^[7]

Work

Poetry books

• Book: Whereso. BOA Editions. 2016. 978-1-942683-08-7 .
• Book: Nomina. BOA Editions. 2008. 978-1-934414-06-4 .
• Book: Spar. University of Iowa Press. 2002. registration. Karen Volkman.. 978-0-87745-807-4 . ^[8]
• Book: Crash's Law. Norton. 1996. 978-0-393-31722-0 .

Essays

• Book: Mutable Boundaries: on Prose Poetry . poets.org.

External links

• "Octaves, Ovations: A Conversation with Karen Volkman ", winter 2003
• An Interview With Poet Karen Volkman", Nick Twemlow, 4.12.02, Poets & Writers
• 'Karen Volkman's "nomina"', January 04, 2009, Adam Fieled blog
• Karen Volkman Featured poet at alittlepoetry.com

Notes and References

1. Book: Tate, James. The Best American Poetry 1997. September 4, 1997. Simon & Schuster. 9780684814544. en.
2. Book: The Best American Poetry 1996. Rich. Adrienne. Lehman. David. September 16, 1996. Simon & Schuster. 9780684814551. en.
3. Book: Henderson, Bill. Pushcart Prize XXVII: Best of the Small Presses. November 26, 2002. Pushcart Press. 9781888889352. en.
4. Web site: Verse Daily: About Nomina by Karen Volkman. www.versedaily.org. April 12, 2016.
5. Web site: Department of English - The University of Montana . www.cas.umt.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513111247/http://www.cas.umt.edu/english/faculty/volkman.htm . 2008-05-13.
6. News: Spar . . October 16, 2014.
7. News: Karen Volkman . . October 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330230043/http://www.cas.umt.edu/english/people/facultydetails.cfm?id=579 . March 30, 2014 . dead .
8. Spar, by Karen Volkman . Reginald Shepherd. Oyster Boy Review . 18. Winter 2003–04.