Miriam Levine

Miriam Levine (born 1939) is an American memoirist, poet and novelist.^[1] Levine was the first Poet Laureate of Arlington, Massachusetts.^[2]

Miriam Levine
Born	1939 (age 84–85) Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Memoirist poet novelist
Nationality	American
Education	Boston University (BA, MA) Tufts University (PhD)
Parents	Joseph Levine Gertrude Levine
Website
www.miriamlevine.com

Biography

Levine was born in Paterson, New Jersey, the daughter of Gertrude and Joseph Levine.^[3] She spent her early years in Passaic, New Jersey and earned a BA and MA in Comparative Literature from Boston University and a PhD in British Literature from Tufts University.^[4]

Levine was a professor at Framingham State University; and, before that, taught at Emerson College, University of Massachusetts Boston, and Northeastern University.^[5][4]

Awards

Levine, winner of the Autumn House Poetry Prize,^[6] is a recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation.^[7] Awarded a Pushcart Prize,^[8] she was a resident fellow at Yaddo;^[8] Le Chateau de Lavigny International Writers' Colony, Switzerland;^[9] and Millay Colony for the Arts.^[10]

Works

• Saving Daylight (2019)^[11]
• The Dark Opens (2008)^[11]
• In Paterson: a Novel (2002)^[11]
• Devotion (1993)^[11]
• A Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England (1984)^[11]
• The Graves of Delawanna (1981)^[11]
• To Know We Are Living (1976)^[11]
• Friends Dreaming (1974)^[11]

References

1. Holder, Doug (2020-01-20). ""Miriam Levine on her new collection 'Saving Daylight'"". The Somerville Times. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
2. "Minutes of Arlington Poet Laureate Committee Meeting". Town Of Arlington, MA Website. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2021-04-02. We chose Miriam Levine to be the first Poet Laureate of Arlington.
3. "Obituary: Gertrude (Jacobs) Levine". The Star-Ledger. 2004-06-07. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
4. Sanna, James (2015-08-01). "Arlington's poet laureate brings passion for life, heart". Arlington Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
5. "Bio of Miriam Levine". Miriam Levine Website. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
6. "Autumn House Poetry Prize". Autumn House Poetry Prize. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
7. "Writers at Yaddo". Corporation of Yaddo. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
8. "Miriam Levine Bio". Autumn House. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
9. "Writers in Residence at The Château de Lavigny". The Château de Lavigny. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
10. "Writers in Residence at Millay Colony for the Arts". Millay Colony for the Arts. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
11. "WorldCat: List of Miriam Levine Works". WorldCat. Retrieved 2021-04-02.

External links

• Miriam Levine’s website