Jill Hoffman
Encyclopedia
Jill Hoffman is an American poet
, and editor.
She graduated from Bennington College
with a B.A., from Columbia University
with an M. A., and from Cornell University
with a Ph.D. She taught at Bard College
, Brooklyn College
, Columbia University
, and The New School
.
She founded Mudfish, in 1984, and the Mudfish Individual Poet Series (Box Turtle Press).
Her work appeared in New York Quarterly, Paris Review, and The New Yorker.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and editor.
She graduated from Bennington College
Bennington College
Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont, USA. The college was founded in 1932 as a women's college and became co-educational in 1969.-History:-Early years:...
with a B.A., from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
with an M. A., and from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
with a Ph.D. She taught at Bard College
Bard College
Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
, Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...
, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, and The New School
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
.
She founded Mudfish, in 1984, and the Mudfish Individual Poet Series (Box Turtle Press).
Her work appeared in New York Quarterly, Paris Review, and The New Yorker.
Poetry
- Mink Coat Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973, ISBN 9780030109515
- black diaries, Box Turtle Press, 2000, ISBN 9781893654020
- The Gates of Pearl, 2008/09