Sharon Olds | |
|---|---|
 Sharon Olds in Ezra Pound's birth house, Hailey, Idaho | |
| Born | Sharon Stuart Cobb November 19, 1942 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Spouse |
David Douglas Olds
(m. 1969–1997) |
| Partner | Carl Wallman |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, T. S. Eliot Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award |
| Website | www |
Sharon Olds (born November 19, 1942) is an American poet. Olds won the first San Francisco Poetry Center Award in 1980,[1] the 1984 National Book Critics Circle Award,[2] and the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.[3] She teaches creative writing at New York University and is a previous director of the Creative Writing Program at NYU.[4]
- ^ "Recipients of the Poetry Center Book Award, 1980–present", San Francisco State University Poetry Center; "Sharon Olds", Poetry Foundation.
- ^ "1984 Winners & Finalists", National Book Critics Circle.
- ^ "2013 Pulitzer Prizes", The Pulitzer Prizes.
- ^ "Creative Writing Program - Core Graduate Faculty," NYU Arts & Science.