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Julie Sheehan (born in
Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...
) is an American
poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wr ...
.


Life

She graduated from
Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
, and
Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...
. She lives in
Long Island, New York Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18t ...
, with her son, and is currently Director of the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature program as well as an assistant professor at
Stony Brook Southampton Stony Brook Southampton is a campus location of Stony Brook University, located in Southampton, New York between the Shinnecock Indian Reservation and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on the eastern end of Long Island. History Southampton College, ...
. Her work has appeared in ''Ploughshares'', ''Paris Review'', ''Southwest Review'', ''Texas Review'' and ''Western Humanities Review''.


Awards

* 2009
New York Foundation for the Arts The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is an independent 501(c)(3) charity, funded through government, foundation, corporate, and individual support, established in 1971. It is part of a network of national not-for-profit arts organization ...
fellowship in poetry * 2008 Whiting Award * 2005
Barnard Women Poets Prize The Barnard Women Poets Prize is a literary award in the United States for an English language book of poetry. From 1986 to 2001, the prize was a first-book award called the Barnard New Women Poets Prize. Winners had their poetry book published unde ...
* Bernard F. Conners Prize for Poetry, ''Paris Review'' * Robert H. Winner Memorial Award,
Poetry Society of America The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the society have included such renowned poets as Witter Bynner, Ro ...
. * Poets Out Loud Prize


Works


"Dependent Clause", ''Huffington Post''


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Anthologies

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References


External links


Profile at The Whiting Foundation'A Review of Julie Sheehan’s "Bar Book"'
''Fogged Clarity'', Scott Hightower {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheehan, Julie Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American poets English emigrants to the United States Yale University alumni Columbia University alumni Hamilton College (New York) faculty American women poets 21st-century American women writers People from Long Island American women academics