Jen McClanaghan is an American poet. She won the 200

McClanaghan grew up in

New Canaan, Connecticut New Canaan () is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,622 according to the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. About an hour from New York City by train, the town ...

and earned her bachelor's degree from

Antioch College Antioch College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1850 by the Christian Connection and began operating in 1852 as a non-secta ...

. She earned her MFA from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

in 2004 and her PhD from

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

in 2009. Since 2005 she has published over thirty poems, some of which have been published in th
''Iowa Review''
the ''

New England Review The ''New England Review'' is an American quarterly literary magazine published by Middlebury College Middlebury College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont, ...

'', and th
''Indiana Review''
among others. Her manuscript, ''The Cairo Letters'', was a finalist for The National Poetry Series, Saturnalia Books, Autumn House Press, an
The Dorset Prize
. She lives in

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, where she is a resident scholar at ''

The Southern Review ''The Southern Review'' is a quarterly literary magazine that was established by Robert Penn Warren in 1935 at the behest of Charles W. Pipkin and funded by Huey Long as a part of his investment in Louisiana State University. It publishes ficti ...

'' and teaches in th
LSU English Department

External links

Poem: ''The Missouri Review'' > July 2008 > "Your Own Private Oil Spill"

Author Page, ''Poets & Writers'' Directory
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