Joan Retallack
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Humanities; Senior Fellow for Development and Planning, Institute for Writing & Thinking; Director of the Language & Thinking Program

Academic Program Affiliation(s): Language and Thinking Program, Literature, Written Arts Program

Academic Expertise: Literature

Area of Specialization: Poetics

Biography:
B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana; M.A., Georgetown University. Author of seven books of poetry, including Memnoir (2004), How To Do Things With Words (1998), Afterrimages (1995), and Errata 5uite (1994), which won the Columbia Book Award. Recent work also includes Steinzas en médiation (2002); Mongrelisme: A Difficult Manual for Desperate Times (1999). Recipient, Lannan Foundation Poetry Award (1998–99); America Award in Belles-Lettres for Musicage: John Cage in Conversation with Joan Retallack (1996). Received National Endowment for the Arts grant to produce limited edition artist’s book, WESTORN CIV CONT’D (1995–96). Author of numerous critical studies, including The Poethical Wager (2003) and a volume on Gertrude Stein (2008). Director, Language and Thinking Program at Bard College. (2000– ) John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Humanities.