Martha Rhodes (born

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) is an American poet, teacher, and publisher.

Biography

Martha Rhodes was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her B.A. from The New School for Social Research and her M.F.A. from the

Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers Warren Wilson College (WWC) is a private liberal arts college in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It is known for its curriculum that combines academics, work, and service as every student must complete a required course of study, work an on-campus jo ...

. She has taught at

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University,

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, and at the

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's MFA Program. She teaches at the

A founding editor of Four Way Books, she serves as Publisher and Executive Editor for the award-winning literary press. She has been interviewed in ''

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'' Blog. She is author of five poetry collections, most recently ''The Thin Wall'' (

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, 2017), ''The Beds'' ( Autumn House Press, 2012), ''Mother Quiet'' (Zoo Press, 2004. Her second collection, ''Perfect Disappearance,'' won the 2000 Green Rose Prize from

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). ''At the Gate'' was released in 1995 from Provincetown Arts Press. Her books have been reviewed in ''

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,'' and other venues. She has published poems in many literary journals including ''

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'', ''

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,'' and in anthologies including ''The Extraordinary Tide: New Poetry by American Women'' (Columbia University Press, 2001), and ''The KGB Bar Book of Poems'' (HarperCollins, 2000), and ''The New American Poets: A Bread Loaf Anthology'' (Bread Loaf Writer's Conference/Middlebury College, 2000).

Published works

* ''The Thin Wall'' (

, 2017) * ''The Beds'' ( Autumn House Press 2012) * ''Mother Quiet'' (Zoo Press, 2004) * ''Perfect Disappearance'' (

, 2000) * ''At the Gate'' (Provincetown Arts, 1995)

References

Sources

Pine Manor College > 2009 Solstice Conference Faculty

Sarah Lawrence College > Undergraduate Faculty

External links

Poem: ''Virginia Quarterly Review'' > Issue > Autumn 1992 > pp.703-704 > Poetry > ''Sweeping the Floor'' by Martha Rhodes

* ttps://martharhodespoet.com/ Martha Rhodes Website
New Issues Press > Author Page > Martha Rhodes
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