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Christianne Balk

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Christianne Balk
Born1953 (age 70–71)
EducationGrinnell College
OccupationPoet

Christianne Balk (born 1953) is an American poet.

Life

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Balk graduated with honors in biology from Grinnell College and taught at the University of British Columbia. Her work has appeared in Pequod,[1] Crazyhorse,[2] Sulfur,[3] The Centennial Review[4] The Missouri Review,[5] Sonora Review,[6] Prairie Schooner[7] Harper's,[8] and The New Yorker.[9] She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and daughter.[10]

Awards

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Works

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Poetry

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  • Linda Svendsen, ed. (1990). "Elegy; How Stories Get Started". Words we call home. University of British Columbia Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-0367-0.
  • "Lauds for St. Germaine Cousin". The Atlantic Monthly. September 2002.
  • Bindweed. Collier Books. 1986. ISBN 978-0-02-627660-3.
  • Desiring Flight. Purdue University Press. 1995. ISBN 978-1-55753-062-2.

Anthologies

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pequod – Google Books. May 16, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Crazy horse – Southwest Minnesota State College. American Language Skills Program – Google Books. May 28, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Sulfur – California Institute of Technology – Google Books. February 28, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  4. ^ CR. The Centennial review – Michigan State University. College of Arts and Letters – Google Books. June 29, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  5. ^ The Missouri review – University of Missouri-Columbia. Dept. of English – Google Books. June 12, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  6. ^ Sonora review – Google Books. June 7, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  7. ^ Balk, Christianne (2005). "Bathsheba, and: St. Germaine Considers the Gift of Hunger, and: Mother, Daughter". Prairie Schooner. 79 (3): 52–54. doi:10.1353/psg.2005.0098. S2CID 72732652. Project MUSE 187310.[non-primary source needed]
  8. ^ "Balk, Christianne (Harper's Magazine)". Harpers.org. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  9. ^ Balk, Christianne (August 1, 2011). "Poetry: John Muir Remembers Eliza Hendricks". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  10. ^ "Christianne Balk | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". Pw.org. June 9, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  11. ^ Indianapolis Monthly – Google Books. October 1995. Retrieved October 20, 2011.