Miriam Levine Explained

Miriam Levine
Birth Place:	Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Education:	Boston University (BA, MA) Tufts University (PhD)
Parents:	Joseph Levine Gertrude Levine

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]

External links

• Miriam Levine’s website

Notes and References

1. News: Holder . Doug . 2020-01-20 . "Miriam Levine on her new collection 'Saving Daylight'" . The Somerville Times . 2021-02-04.
2. Web site: Minutes of Arlington Poet Laureate Committee Meeting . . 2015-07-02 . Town Of Arlington, MA Website . 2021-04-02 . We chose Miriam Levine to be the first Poet Laureate of Arlington..
3. News: 2004-06-07 . Obituary: Gertrude (Jacobs) Levine . The Star-Ledger . 2021-04-02.
4. News: Sanna . James . 2015-08-01 . Arlington's poet laureate brings passion for life, heart . Arlington Journal . 2021-02-04.
5. Web site: Bio of Miriam Levine . . Miriam Levine Website . 2021-04-02.
6. Web site: Autumn House Poetry Prize . . Autumn House Poetry Prize . 2021-04-02.
7. Web site: Writers at Yaddo . . Corporation of Yaddo . 2021-04-02 . 2019-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402180806/https://www.yaddo.org/artists/artist-guests/writers/ . dead .
8. Web site: Miriam Levine Bio . . Autumn House . 2021-04-02.
9. Web site: Writers in Residence at The Château de Lavigny . . The Château de Lavigny . 2021-04-02.
10. Web site: Writers in Residence at Millay Colony for the Arts . . Millay Colony for the Arts . 2021-04-02.
11. Web site: WorldCat: List of Miriam Levine Works . . WorldCat . 2021-04-02.