Lesle Lewis
Encyclopedia
Lesle Lewis is an American
poet and professor. She is author of three poetry collections, most recently lie down too, winner of the 2010 Beatrice Hawley Award
, (Alice James Books
, 2011). Publishers Weekly, in reviewing it, wrote "Few poets handle both syntax and sound as she does, and few flirt so well both with, and against, common sense, with and against ordinary adult experience." Her first collection, Small Boat (University of Iowa Press
, 2003), won the 2002 Iowa Poetry Prize. Her poems have been published in many literary journals and magazines including American Letters and Commentary, Green Mountains Review, Barrow Street, Pool, The Hollins Critic, The Massachusetts Review, and Jubilat,and featured on the Academy of American Poets
website.
Lewis earned a B.S. in education at the University of New York
, an M.A.L.S. in English at Keene State College
, and an M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
. She teaches at Landmark College
in Putney, Vermont, and lives in Alstead, New Hampshire
.
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poet and professor. She is author of three poetry collections, most recently lie down too, winner of the 2010 Beatrice Hawley Award
Beatrice Hawley Award
The Beatrice Hawley Award is given annually by Alice James Books. The award includes publication of a book-length poetry manuscript and a cash prize ....
, (Alice James Books
Alice James Books
Alice James Books is an American non-profit poetry press located in Farmington, Maine and affiliated with the University of Maine at Farmington.- History and mission :...
, 2011). Publishers Weekly, in reviewing it, wrote "Few poets handle both syntax and sound as she does, and few flirt so well both with, and against, common sense, with and against ordinary adult experience." Her first collection, Small Boat (University of Iowa Press
University of Iowa Press
The University of Iowa Press is a university press that is part of the University of Iowa.Established in 1969, the University of Iowa Press publishes books that fill the needs of scholars and students throughout the world, poetry and short fiction, and works of creative nonfiction...
, 2003), won the 2002 Iowa Poetry Prize. Her poems have been published in many literary journals and magazines including American Letters and Commentary, Green Mountains Review, Barrow Street, Pool, The Hollins Critic, The Massachusetts Review, and Jubilat,and featured on the Academy of American Poets
Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets is a non-profit organization dedicated to the art of poetry. The Academy was incorporated as a "membership corporation" in New York State in 1934...
website.
Lewis earned a B.S. in education at the University of New York
University of New York
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, an M.A.L.S. in English at Keene State College
Keene State College
Keene State College is a liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is a member of the University System of New Hampshire and of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges....
, and an M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
. She teaches at Landmark College
Landmark College
Landmark College is an accredited junior liberal arts college in Putney, Vermont. Founded in 1985 with a first-of-its-kind program for dyslexics by Charles Drake, the school is one of only two in the United States designed exclusively for students with learning disabilities, including ADHD and...
in Putney, Vermont, and lives in Alstead, New Hampshire
Alstead, New Hampshire
Alstead is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,937 at the 2010 census. Alstead is home to Feuer State Forest.-History:...
.
Published works
- lie down too (Alice James Books, 2011)
- Landscapes I & II (Alice James Books, 2006)
- Small Boat (University of Iowa Press, 2003)
External links
- Alice James Books > Lesle Lewis > Author Page
- University of Iowa Press > Author Page > Lesle Lewis
- Landmark College > Faculty Bio > Lesle Lewis
- Author Profile: New Hampshire State Council on the Arts > Arts & Artists > Featured Poet
- Poem: Jubilat > Issue 13 > Lesle Lewis > The Continent Behind the College
- Poems: Shampoo Poetry > Issue 14 > Lesle Lewis
- Poem: Double Room > Issue #6, Fall 2005/Winter 2006 > Lesle Lewis > Yours Is a Contemplative Wine