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Rachel Wetzsteon (1967–2009)

Author of Sakura Park: Poems

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Rachel Wetzsteon was born in Manhattan, New York on November 25, 1967. She received a bachelor's degree from Yale University, a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. She taught for numerous years at the Unterberg Poetry Center. Her poetry primarily show more examined the solitary yet defiant lives of single women. She published three volumes of poetry: The Other Stars; Home and Away; and Sakura Park. She also wrote Influential Ghosts, which is a study of W. H. Auden. Her work appeared in numerous publications including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The New Republic, and The Nation. She was the poetry editor of The New Republic and was on the faculty of William Paterson University. She committed suicide on December 25, 2009. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson (1890) — Introduction, some editions — 4,036 copies, 25 reviews
Night and Day (1919) — Introduction, some editions — 2,170 copies, 28 reviews
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection (1995) — Contributor — 330 copies, 6 reviews
The Best American Poetry 1998 (1998) — Contributor — 168 copies
The Best American Poetry 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 93 copies, 4 reviews
Rebel Angels: 25 Poets of the New Formalism (1996) — Contributor — 84 copies, 1 review
Orpheus and Company: Contemporary Poems on Greek Mythology (1999) — Contributor — 52 copies, 1 review
Sunlight on the River: Poems About Paintings, Paintings About Poems (2015) — Contributor — 11 copies, 2 reviews

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Legal name
Wetzsteon, Rachel Todd
Birthdate
1967-11-25
Date of death
2009-12-24
Gender
female
Education
Columbia University (PhD|English)
Yale University (BA|English)
Occupations
professor
poet
editor
Organizations
The New Republic
William Paterson University
Awards and honors
Witter Bynner Poetry Prize
Relationships
Wetzsteon, Ross (father)
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York, USA
Place of death
Manhattan, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map)
Manhattan, New York, USA

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