Betsy Fagin

Betsy Fagin (born 1972) is an American poet. She is the author of Fires Seen From Space (Winter Editions, 2024) All is Not Yet Lost (Belladonna, 2015), Names Disguised (Make Now Books,[1] 2014) as well as numerous chapbooks including Poverty Rush (Three Sad Tigers, 2011), the science seemed so solid (dusie kollektiv, 2011), Belief Opportunity (Big Game Books Tinyside, 2008), Rosemary Stretch (dusie e/chap, 2006), For every solution there is a problem (Open 24 Hours, 2003), and a number of self-published chapbooks.

She received degrees in literature and creative writing from Vassar College and CUNY Brooklyn College and completed a Master of Library Science degree in information studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she was an American Library Association Spectrum Scholar. She was named one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers in 2012, for her work with The People's Library[2] at Occupy Wall Street.[3][4] Fagin served as Editor for the Poetry Project Newsletter from 2015–2017.[5] She was awarded a workspace writing residency from Lower Manhattan Cultural Center 2012-2013[6] and a NYSCA/NYFA fellowship in Poetry in 2017.[7]

  1. ^ Edison. "Names Disguised by Betsy Fagin". Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  2. ^ "The Librarians of Occupy Wall Street". American Libraries Magazine. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. ^ "Mandy Henk, Betsy Fagin, & Michael Oman-Reagan: Movers & Shakers 2012 — Advocates". Library Journal. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. ^ Martin, Adam (2011-10-04). "The Budding Stars of Occupy Wall Street". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  5. ^ "The Poetry Project". The Poetry Project. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Alumni". LMCC. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  7. ^ NYFA.org (6 July 2017). "Introducing | NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program Recipients and Finalists". Nyfa. Retrieved 2019-09-27.