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'''Terri Witek''' (born Therese Ann Damm in [[Sandusky, Ohio]] in 1952<ref>[http://www.poetrynet.org/month/archive/witek/ Poet of the Month]</ref>) is an [[American poet]] and college professor. Witek has been described as "a poet who really does go down deep into the emotional muck that rarely sees the light of day. She provokes memory, that most relentless of self-inquisitors, and in doing so she becomes, quite simply, indispensable."<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/review/R32X2RIC54YAUZ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm Wonderful Witek!]</ref> |
'''Terri Witek''' (born Therese Ann Damm in [[Sandusky, Ohio]] in 1952<ref>[http://www.poetrynet.org/month/archive/witek/ Poet of the Month]</ref>) is an [[American poet]] and college professor. Witek has been described as "a poet who really does go down deep into the emotional muck that rarely sees the light of day. She provokes memory, that most relentless of self-inquisitors, and in doing so she becomes, quite simply, indispensable."<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/review/R32X2RIC54YAUZ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm Wonderful Witek!]</ref> |
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Her collections of poetry include ''The Shipwreck Dress'' (2008), a Florida Book Award winner; ''Carnal World'' (2006); ''Fools and Crows'' (2003); and Courting Couples (2000), a Center for Book Arts Prize winner<ref>[http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/english/witekt.php Terri Witek]</ref>. Her poetry has appeared in [[The New Republic|''The New Republic'']], [[Slate|''Slate'']], [[Poetry (magazine)|''Poetry'']], [[The Threepenny Review|''The Threepenny Review'']], [[Shenandoah (magazine)|''Shenandoah'']], and elsewhere<ref name="bio">[http://www.stetson.edu/english/faculty.php Welcome to the English Department Faculty Page]</ref>, and she has with collaborated with Brazilian new media artist Cyriaco Lopes.<ref>[http://cyriacolopes.com/collaboration/html/collaboration.html Terri Witek & Cyriaco Lopes: A Collaboration]</ref> She is also the author of ''Robert Lowell and Life Studies: Revising the Self.'' |
Her collections of poetry include ''The Shipwreck Dress'' (2008), a Florida Book Award winner; ''Carnal World'' (2006); ''Fools and Crows'' (2003); and Courting Couples (2000), a Center for Book Arts Prize winner<ref>[http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/english/witekt.php Terri Witek]</ref>. Her poetry has appeared in [[The New Republic|''The New Republic'']], [[Slate (magazine)|''Slate'']], [[Poetry (magazine)|''Poetry'']], [[The Threepenny Review|''The Threepenny Review'']], [[Shenandoah (magazine)|''Shenandoah'']], and elsewhere<ref name="bio">[http://www.stetson.edu/english/faculty.php Welcome to the English Department Faculty Page]</ref>, and she has with collaborated with Brazilian new media artist Cyriaco Lopes.<ref>[http://cyriacolopes.com/collaboration/html/collaboration.html Terri Witek & Cyriaco Lopes: A Collaboration]</ref> She is also the author of ''Robert Lowell and Life Studies: Revising the Self.'' |
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Witek holds a Ph.D. from [[Vanderbilt University]] and is the director of the Sullivan Creative Writing Program at [[Stetson University]] in [[DeLand, Florida]], where she holds the Art & Melissa Sullivan Chair in Creative Writing.<ref name="bio" /> In 2000, she received the McInery Award for Teaching, and in 2008, she received the John Hague Teaching Award for outstanding teaching in the liberal arts and sciences.<ref>[https://www.stetson.edu/secure/apps/wordpress/?p=5952 Professor Terri Witek wins John Hague Teaching Award at Stetson University]</ref> |
Witek holds a Ph.D. from [[Vanderbilt University]] and is the director of the Sullivan Creative Writing Program at [[Stetson University]] in [[DeLand, Florida]], where she holds the Art & Melissa Sullivan Chair in Creative Writing.<ref name="bio" /> In 2000, she received the McInery Award for Teaching, and in 2008, she received the John Hague Teaching Award for outstanding teaching in the liberal arts and sciences.<ref>[https://www.stetson.edu/secure/apps/wordpress/?p=5952 Professor Terri Witek wins John Hague Teaching Award at Stetson University]</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:11, 20 April 2010
Terri Witek (born Therese Ann Damm in Sandusky, Ohio in 1952[1]) is an American poet and college professor. Witek has been described as "a poet who really does go down deep into the emotional muck that rarely sees the light of day. She provokes memory, that most relentless of self-inquisitors, and in doing so she becomes, quite simply, indispensable."[2]
Her collections of poetry include The Shipwreck Dress (2008), a Florida Book Award winner; Carnal World (2006); Fools and Crows (2003); and Courting Couples (2000), a Center for Book Arts Prize winner[3]. Her poetry has appeared in The New Republic, Slate, Poetry, The Threepenny Review, Shenandoah, and elsewhere[4], and she has with collaborated with Brazilian new media artist Cyriaco Lopes.[5] She is also the author of Robert Lowell and Life Studies: Revising the Self.
Witek holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and is the director of the Sullivan Creative Writing Program at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, where she holds the Art & Melissa Sullivan Chair in Creative Writing.[4] In 2000, she received the McInery Award for Teaching, and in 2008, she received the John Hague Teaching Award for outstanding teaching in the liberal arts and sciences.[6]
She is married to Joseph Witek, who is also a professor of English at Stetson University.