Erika Meitner

Erika Meitner (born 1975 in New York) is an American poet.

Erika Meitner
Erika Meitner, 2016
Born	1975 (age 44–45) New York
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Dartmouth College, 1996 A.B. University of Virginia, M.F.A.
Occupation	Poet, author, associate professor of English at Virginia Tech[1]
Spouse(s)	Steven Trost, married on April 22, 2006[2]

Life

She graduated from Dartmouth College with an A.B. in 1996, and from the University of Virginia with an MFA in creative writing, and an MA in religious studies.

She taught at University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of California, Santa Cruz.[3] She was a Fulbright Scholar in Creative Writing, at Queen’s University Belfast.[4] She teaches at Virginia Tech.[5][6]

Her work has appeared in The Southern Review, The American Poetry Review, Shenandoah, Indiana Review, Alaska Quarterly Review,[7] and Virginia Quarterly Review.[8]

Works

• "The Book of Dissolution", AGNI online
• "Big Box Encounter", Slate, April 20, 2010
• "January Towns"; "With/out", Anti-
• "Quisiera Declarar", From the Fishouse
• "Elegy with Construction Sounds, Water, Fish", Virginia Quarterly Review, Spring 2010, pp. 202–203
• Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore Anhinga Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-938078-74-6
• Ideal Cities, HarperCollins, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-199518-7
• Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls, Anhinga Press, 2011. ISBN 9781934695234 [9]
• Holy Moly Carry Me, BOA Editions, Limited, 2018 ISBN 9781942683629 [10]

Essays

• "On Rita Dove", Women Poets on Mentorship: Efforts and Affections, Editors Arielle Greenberg, Rachel Zucker, University of Iowa Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-58729-639-0
• "On Rita Dove", Best African American Essays 2010, Editors Gerald Early, Randall Kennedy, Random House, Inc., 2009, ISBN 978-0-553-38537-3

Awards

• 2009 National Poetry Series, for Ideal Cities
• 2018 National Jewish Book Award: Poetry, for Holy Moly Carry Me[11]
• 2018 Finalist: National Book Critics Circle Award: Poetry, for Holy Moly Carry Me
• 2019 Finalist: Library of Virginia: Poetry, for Holy Moly Carry Me

References

1. "About Erika". Erika Meitner. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
2. Gordon, Jane (August 11, 2011). "The Poetry of Parenthood". The New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Tubosun, Kola; Dinh, Claire; Downs, Benjamin (2016-11-15). "An Open Letter From 1,500+ Fulbrighters Regarding The Election Of Trump". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
5. http://www.english.vt.edu/faculty/interest.html
6. http://www.blackbird.vcu.edu/v8n1/poetry/meitner_e/index.shtml
7. "Erika Meitner, Blackbird". blackbird.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
8. "Erika Meitner | VQR Online". www.vqronline.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
9. Miller, E. Ce. "30 Poetry Collections By Women That Will Light Your Political Fire". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
10. "The Personal Is Always Political: A 2018 Poetry Preview". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
11. "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-24.

External links

• Author's website
• "Erika Meitner Discusses Peeps, Virginia and Yi-Fu Tuan: An Interview by Serena Agusto-Cox", 32poems, May 5, 2009
• "Erika Meitner", From the Fishouse
• "Five Questions With . . .Erika Meitner, poet", Sentinel, Rebecca Swain Vadnie
• http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-craft-tips/interview-with-poet-erika-meitner