Judith Baumel

Poet

Bronx, NY
New York US

Author's Bio

Judith Baumel is a poet, critic and translator. She is Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Adelphi University. She also lectures on modern and contemporary American poetry at Oxford University, UK. A former director of the Poetry Society of America, her poetry, translations and essays have been published in Poetry, The Agni Review, The Yale Review, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. Her books are The Weight of Numbers; Now; and The Kangaroo Girl. http://www.judithbaumel.com

Publications & Prizes

Books:
The Kangaroo Girl (GenPop Books, 2011)
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The Weight of Numbers (Wesleyan University Press, 1988)
Prizes won: 

Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets. 3-time winner, B.R.I.O (Bronx Recognizes It's Own) Laurence Goldstein Prize of MQR, Fulbright

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Jewish
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
Italian
Born in: 
The Bronx
Raised in: 
The Bronx, NY
New York
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Last update: May 24, 2019