Simone Muench is an American poet and a professor of creative writing and film studies. She was raised in the small town of Benson, Louisiana and also Arkansas.[1] She completed her bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Colorado in Boulder, received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is director of the Writing Program at Lewis University in Romeoville.[1]
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 Simone Muench, 2014 | |
| Occupation | Professor of Creative Writing & Film Studies |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Orange Crush, Wolf Centos, Lampblack & Ash, The Air Lost in Breathing, Disappearing Address. |
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She is the author of five books: The Air Lost in Breathing (Marianne Moore Prize for Poetry; Helicon Nine, 2000),[2] Lampblack & Ash (Kathryn A. Morton Prize for Poetry; Sarabande, 2005),[3] and Orange Crush (Sarabande, 2010),[4] Disappearing Address, a collaboration of epistolary poems co-written with Philip Jenks (BlazeVOX Books, 2010),[5] and the upcoming Wolf Centos (Sarabande, 2014).[6] Her chapbook Trace received the Black River Chapbook Award and was published by Black Lawrence Press in 2014.[7]
Awards and achievements
edit- NEA Fellowship for Poetry : 2013[8]
- New City's Lit 50 “Who Really Books in Chicago” 2014 list : 2014[6]
- Artsmith Residency Fellowship : 2014[9]
- Yaddo Writers Residency : 2013[10]
- Vermont Studio Center Fellowships : 2011, 2013[11]
- Interviewed by Daniel Handler for the September 2010 issue of The Believer[12]
- Chief Faculty Advisor for Jet Fuel Review[13]
- Lewis Faculty Scholar Award : 2013[14]
- Kentucky Women Writers Conference : 2010[15]
- Illinois Arts Council Fellowships : 2009[16]
- Recipient of the PSA's Bright Lights/Big Verse Contest with a featured reading in Times Square;[17][18]
- Black Lawrence Chapbook Contest for Trace : 2012[7]
List of works
editBooks
edit- The Air Lost in Breathing (Helicon Nine, 2000)
- Lampblack & Ash (Sarabande, 2005)
- Orange Crush (Sarabande, 2010)
- Disappearing Address with Philip Jenks (BlazeVOX, 2010)
- Wolf Centos (Sarabande, 2014)
- Suture with Dean Rader (Black Lawrence, 2017)
Chapbooks
edit- Trace (Black Lawrence Press, 2014)
- Little Visceral Carnival (Cinematheque Press, 2009)
- Orange Girl (Dancing Girl Press, 2007)
- Sonoluminescence (Dusie Press, 2007)
- Notebook. Knife. Mentholatum (New Michigan Press, 2003)
References
edit- ^ a b Chicago Magazine, July 2006 Chicago Magazine
- ^ Simone Muench | IndieBound
- ^ Clover, Joshua; Brouwer, Joel (27 November 2005). "Poetry Chronicle". The New York Times.
- ^ Poetry Review: Orange Crush by Simone Muench - Gapers Block Book Club | Chicago
- ^ ISSUU - Gently Read Literature December 2011 Issue by Carol Jackson
- ^ a b Muench named to New City’s top 50 published writers list
- ^ a b Wolf Cento - Tirage Monthly
- ^ Dr. Muench receives NEA award for her poetic work
- ^ TWO POEMS by Simone Muench | Four Way Review
- ^ Lit 50 2014: Who Really Books in Chicago | Newcity Lit - Part 4
- ^ Simone Muench | NEA
- ^ Switchback Books: Simone Muench in The Believer
- ^ Simone Muench | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers
- ^ Written words strike a balance in professors’ life – Lewis University's Student Newspaper in Romeoville, IL
- ^ Kentucky Women Writers Conference, featuring C.E. Morgan and Diane Ackerman | Ace Weekly
- ^ Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award Winners | Book Cellar | Literary Events | Chicago
- ^ "Verse Daily: About a Captivating Corset by Simone Muench".
- ^ 2008 Winners - Poetry Society of America