Emily Rosko

Poet

Charleston, SC
South Carolina US

Author's Bio

Emily Rosko is the author of three poetry collections: Weather Inventions (University of Akron Press, 2018); Prop Rockery (University of Akron Press, 2012); and Raw Goods Inventory (University of Iowa Press, 2006). Additionally, she is the editor of A Broken Thing: Poets on the Line (University of Iowa Press, 2011). Her poems have been published in AGNI, Antioch Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Denver Quarterly, Epoch, Laurel Review, New American Writing, New Orleans Review, Pleiades, Tupelo Quarterly, West Branch, among others. She earned a MFA at Cornell and PhD in Literature/Creative Writing at the University of Missouri. She is associate professor of English and director of the MFA Creative Writing Program at the College of Charleston and is the poetry editor for Crazyhorse.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
A Broken Thing: Poets on the Line (University of Iowa Press, 2011)
Books:
Weather Inventions (University of Akron Press, 2018)
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Prop Rockery (University of Akron Press, 2012)
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Raw Goods Inventory (University of Iowa Press, 2006)
Prizes won: 

2011 Akron Poetry Prize; 2007 Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers; 2005 Iowa Poetry Prize; Stegner Fellowship (2003-05); Ruth Lilly Fellowship (2002); AWP Intro Journals Award

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Lewisburg
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Last update: Jul 04, 2020