Sophie Cabot Black

Poet

New England, NY
New York US
Email: 
sophie@sophiecabotblack.com
Website: 
www.sophiecabotblack.com

Author's Bio

Sophie Cabot Black has four poetry collections: The Misunderstanding of Nature, which received the Poetry Society of America’s First Book Award, The Descent, which received the 2005 Connecticut Book Award, and The Exchange which received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly. NPR labels her a "poet's poet" and Billy Collins calls her voice "fresh and daring". Her newest collection,  Geometry of the Restless Herd, is out May of 2024. Her poetry has appeared in numerous magazines, including The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic, The New Yorker, and The Paris Review.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Doggerel: Poems about Dogs (Everyman, 2003)
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Birthday: A Celebration (Thunder's Mouth Press, 2001)
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First Loves: Poets Introduce (Scribner, 2001)
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Wanting A Child (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999)
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More Light: Father and Daughter Poems (Harvest, 1993)
Books:
Geometry of the Restless Herd (Copper Canyon Press, 2024)
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The Exchange (Graywolf Press, 2013)
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The Descent (Graywolf Press, 2004)
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The Misunderstanding of Nature (Graywolf Press, 1994)
Journals:
American Poetry Review
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Antaeus
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Atlantic Monthly
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BOMB Magazine
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Granta
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Paris Review
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Partisan Review
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Poetry
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The Nation
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The New Republic
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The New Yorker
,
Yale Review

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
French
Born in: 
New York
Raised in: 
New England, CT
Connecticut
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Last update: May 20, 2024