Gail Wronsky
Professor Emeritus of English | Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
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Biography
Gail Wronsky is the author, coauthor, or translator or thirteen books of poetry and prose, including Dying for Beauty (Copper Canyon Press), finalist for the Western Arts Federation Poetry Award; Poems for Infidels (Red Hen Press); and So Quick Bright Things (What Books Press). Her translations of Argentinean poet Alicia Partnoy have been published in the books Volando Bajito: Little Low Flying (Red Hen Press) and Fuegos Florales: Flowering Fires (Settlement House). Her poems, essays and book reviews have appeared in literary journals such as Poetry, Boston Review, Antioch Review, The Quarterly, Virginia Quarterly Review, Denver Quarterly, Pool, Volt, and Crazyhorse. She has a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from the University of Utah, and an MFA in creative writing, poetry, from the University of Virginia. She has received an Artists Fellowship from the California Arts Council and has been a Resident Playwright at the Sundance Institute Playwriting Conference. She teaches creative writing and women’s literature at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.
Education (2)
University of Virginia: M.F.A., Poetry
University of Utah: Ph. D., English and American Literature
Areas of Expertise (7)
Poetry
Creative Writing
20th Century Women's Writing
Play Writing
Poetry of Witness
Poetic Forms
Modern and Contemporary American and British Poetry
Accomplishments (5)
Nominee (professional)
for Poet Laureate of California
Finalist (professional)
One of four finalists for Poet Laureate of Los Angeles
Board Member (professional)
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Venue
Recipient (professional)
Artists Fellowship from the California Arts Council
Author, coauthor, or translator (professional)
13 books of poetry and prose
Affiliations (1)
- Associated Writing Programs
Links (5)
Languages (2)
- Spanish (reading)
- French (reading)
Research Grants (3)
Sor Juana's Ultimate Dream
LMU Summer Research Grant
"Sor Juana's Ultimate Dream," LMU Summer Research Grant
Artists Fellowship
California Arts Council
Artists Fellowship, California Arts Council
Faith and Justice Grant
Loyola Marymount University
Faith and Justice Grant, Loyola Marymount University
Articles (1)
Gwronsky on Gronkie
ARTISTS ON ARTISTS, VOLT Magazine"Gwronsky on Gronkie." ARTISTS ON ARTISTS, VOLT Magazine, ed. by Gillian Conoley, Vol 14, 2008-2009
