Elizabeth Willis

For other people named Elizabeth Willis, see Elizabeth Willis (disambiguation).
Elizabeth Willis
Born (1961-04-28) April 28, 1961 (age 63)
Bahrain
OccupationPoet, Professor, Literary Critic
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Eau Claire (BA)
University at Buffalo (MA, PhD)
Notable worksMeteoric Flowers; Turneresque; The Human Abstract
Elizabeth Willis in Speaking Portraits, c.2004

Elizabeth Willis (born April 28, 1961, Bahrain) is an American poet and literary critic. She currently serves as Professor of Poetry at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[1] Willis has won several awards for her poetry including the National Poetry Series and the Guggenheim Fellowship. Susan Howe has called Elizabeth Willis "an exceptional poet, one of the most outstanding of her generation."[2]

  1. ^ "Elizabeth Willis - Iowa Writers' Workshop - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - The University of Iowa". Writersworkshop.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ^ "UPNEBookPartners - Meteoric Flowers: Elizabeth Willis". Upne.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2016-05-19.