Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64 Publishes ‘Collected Poems’
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Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64, 麦克阿瑟奖, Pulitzer Prize finalist, 和 former Poet Laureate of Vermont recently published a definitive collection of more than five decades of work.
David Baker from the Los Angeles Review of Books describes Voigt as “one of the most significant poets writing today.”
Voigt graduated from Converse with a degree in 英语, though when she first began college, her dream was to become a high school b和 director. “I came to Converse because of the [Petrie] School of Music, 和 had not even written my first poem,Voigt说. “The faculty members of the 英语 department ignited that spark.”
Converse welcomed Voigt back to campus as an Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Visiting Writer in 2003, 和 she delivered the 2007 Converse commencement address. In 2016, Voigt gave the keynote address at Founder’s Day.
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Voigt is the author of nine poetry collections, including Messenger: New 和 Selected Poems 1976-2006, which was selected as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize 和 the National Book Award. Voigt has published two books on craft, The Flexible Lyric 和 The Art of Syntax 和 Poets Teaching Poets: Self 和 the World.
Converse’s 英语 program cultivates critical workplace skills, including reading analytically 和 communicating articulately. Converse 英语 students explore historical 和 contemporary literature, while developing skills to express ideas effectively 和 confidently.
Converse also offers a BFA 和 minor in 有创意的 & Professional Writing, 和 a low-residency Master of Fine Arts in 有创意的 Writing.