Judith Vollmer (born 1951 in

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) is an American

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and

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. She teaches privately, and in The Drew University MFA Program in Poetry & Poetry in Translation; and is Emerita Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh/Greensburg. Vollmer is the author of five full-length books of poetry, including most recently The Apollonia Poems (University of Wisconsin Press 2017).Vollmer co-founded '' 5 AM'', a national poetry journal which published twice yearly from 1984-2013. Three of her five full-length books are from the university press at the

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Awards and honours

Book publication awards include the Brittingham, the Cleveland State, and the Center for Book Arts (limited edition) prizes. She has won Literature Fellowships from the

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and

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, as well as residencies at the

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, Centrum Foundation, Blue Mountain Center, and Vermont Studio Colony.

Published works

* ''The Water Books'', poetry (Pittsburgh: Autumn House Press, 2012) * ''Reactor'', poetry (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2004) * ''The Door Open To the Fire'', poetry (Cleveland: Cleveland State University, 1998) * ''Black Butterfly'', poetry (New York: Center for Book Arts, 1997) * ''Level Green'', poetry; winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry (Madison:

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, 1990)

References

External links

* www.judithvollmer.com
Author Page: University of Wisconsin Press > Judith Vollmer

University of Pittsburgh at Greenburg > Faculty Bio > Judith Vollmer
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