Alicia Suskin Ostriker | |
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 Alicia Ostriker at the National Book Festival, 2014 | |
| Born | November 11, 1937 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| 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]
- ^ a b "Alicia Ostriker Papers". Princeton University Library Finding Aids. Princeton University. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^ Powell C.S. (1994) Profile: Jeremiah and Alicia Ostriker – A Marriage of Science and Art, Scientific American 271(3), 28-31.
- ^ Random House | Authors | Alicia Suskin Ostriker.
- ^ Rosenberg, Judith Pierce (2000). Contemporary Literary Criticism (132 ed.). Gale.
- ^ "Alicia Ostriker" "Poets.org."
- ^ "Academy Chancellor Alicia Ostriker Named New York State Poet 2018-2020". poets.org. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-09-06.