Julia Kasdorf
Julia Kasdorf (born December 6, 1962 in Lewistown , Pennsylvania ) is an American writer .
Life
Julia Kasdorf comes from a Mennonite family. She studied at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana , and later at New York University in New York City . She currently teaches creative writing at Pennsylvania State University in Pennsylvania .
Awards
- 2004 Pushcart Prize
- 2001 Book of the Year Award
- 1993 The Great Lakes Colleges Award for New Writing
- 1991 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
Works (selection)
- Broken Land: Poems of Brooklyn , (2007) ISBN 0-814-74802-3
- Fixing Tradition: Joseph W. Yoder, Amish American , Cascadia Publishing House (2003) ISBN 1-931-03806-6
- The Body and the Book: Writing from a Mennonite Life , Johns Hopkins University Press (2001) ISBN 0-801-86662-6
- Eve's Striptease (Pitt Poetry) , University of Pittsburgh Press (1998) ISBN 0-822-95668-3
- Sleeping Preacher (Pitt Poetry) , University of Pittsburgh Press (1992) ISBN 0-822-95480-X
See also
Web links
- Julia Spicher Kasdorf (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kasdorf, Julia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lewistown , Pennsylvania |