Jennifer Grotz (born 1971) is an American poet and translator who teaches English, creative writing, and literary translation at the

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, where she is Professor of English. In 2017 she was named the seventh director of the

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Life

Grotz grew up in small Texas towns but has lived in France and Poland, all of which inform her poems. She holds degrees from

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(BA),

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(MA and MFA), and the

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(PhD). She also studied literature at the

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(Sorbonne). Her poems, translations, and reviews have appeared in many literary journals and magazines, and her work has been included in ''

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''. She is the first woman to direct the Bread Loaf Writers' Conferences. She currently lives in

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Awards

*2022: PEN America Award for Poetry in Translation (with Piotr Sommer), for their translation of ''Everything I Don't Know'', Jerzy Ficowski *2017: John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship *2016: National Endowment for the Arts, Literary Translation Fellowship *2013: C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize, Poetry International *2007:

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*2007: Camargo Fellowship, Cassis, France *2007: Fellowship from the

Vermont Studio Center The Vermont Studio Center (VSC) is a non-profit arts organization located in the town of Johnson, Vermont. It conducts the largest fine arts and writing residency program in the United States, with a significant population of international artis ...

*2007: New Writing Award from the

Fellowship of Southern Writers The Fellowship of Southern Writers is an American literary organization that celebrates the creative vitality of Southern writing as the mirror of a distinctive and cherished regional culture. Its fellowships and awards draw attention to outstandi ...

*2005: Inprint/

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Fellowship from the

*2004: Texas Institute of Arts and Letters: Natalie Ornish Poetry Prize for Best First Book *2004: Individual Artist Grant from the Cultural Arts Council of Houston *2003:

American Translators Association The American Translators Association (ATA) is the largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the United States with nearly 8,500 members in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1959, membership is open to anyone with an ...

, Student Translation Award *2002: Katherine Bakeless Nason Poetry Prize *2002: Prague Summer Program Fellowship in Poetry *2001: Individual Artist Fellowship from the

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*1997: Fellowship in Poetry from Literary Arts, Inc.

Works

* ''Everything I Don't Know'', Jerzy Ficowski, translated from the Polish with Piotr Sommer (World Poetry 2021) * ''Window Left Open'' (Graywolf Press, 2016) * ''Rochester Knockings,'' Hubert Haddad, translated from the French (Open Letter, 2015) * ''Psalms of All My Days,'' Patrice de La Tour du Pin, translated from the French (Carnegie Mellon UP, 2013) * ''The Needle'', poems (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011) * ''Cusp'', poems (Houghton Mifflin/Mariner Books, 2003) * ''Not Body'', limited-edition letterpress poetry chapbook (Urban Editions, 2001)

References

External links

Rona Jaffe Foundation websiteFellowship of Southern Writers
*Author Website: https://www.jennifergrotz.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Grotz, Jennifer Living people 1971 births Tulane University alumni Indiana University alumni University of Houston alumni University of Paris alumni University of Rochester faculty Warren Wilson College faculty American women poets Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award winners 21st-century American poets American women academics 21st-century American women writers