Alicia Suskin Ostriker | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | November 11, 1937
Occupation | Poet |
Education | Brandeis University, B.A. (1959); University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.A. (1961), Ph.D.(1964) |
Alma mater | Brandeis University; University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Genre | Poetry |
Spouse | |
Children | Rebecca Ostriker Eve Ostriker Gabriel Ostriker |
Alicia Suskin Ostriker (born November 11, 1937[1]) is an American poet and scholar who writes Jewish feminist poetry.[2][3] She was called "America's most fiercely honest poet" by Progressive.[1] Additionally, she was one of the first women poets in America to write and publish poems discussing the topic of motherhood.[4] In 2015, she was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.[5] In 2018, she was named the New York State Poet Laureate.[6]