Description
Poetry. "There are few poets in America who can combine Joan Larkin's formal mastery with her emotional intensity."—David Bergman
Joan Larkin's are poems of "relentless self-examination, taking on love and death, family and sexuality in a voice that is unsentimental, ruthless and clear-eyed."—David Ulin, The Los Angeles Times
Author Bio
Publisher, teacher, anthologist, and poet, Joan Larkin currently serves as writer in residence at Smith College. Recent honors include the Poetry Society of America's Shelley Memorial Award and the Academy of American Poets Fellowship. Her books include A LONG SOUND (Granite Press, 1986), MY BODY: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS (Hanging Loose Press, 2007), and BLUE HANUMAN (Hanging Loose Press, 2014)
Author City: Brooklyn, NY USA