Elizabeth Bradfield

Co-Director of Creative Writing
Associate Professor in the Practice of English
pronouns: she / her / hers
Selected Publications
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"Once Removed." Persea Books, 2015.
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"Approaching Ice." Persea Books, 2010.
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"Interpretive Work." Arktoi Books/Red Hen Press, 2008.
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Poems in The New Yorker, Poetry Magazine, Ploughshares, The Atlantic Monthly, Orion Magazine, and elsewhere.
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Essays in National Parks Conservation Association Magazine, "Up Here: The North at the Center of the World" (U. Washington Press, 2016), "The Poem's Country: Place and Poetic Practice" (forthcoming), "Open the Door: How to Excite Young People About Poetry" (McSweeney's), "Because You Asked: A Book of Answers on the Art and Craft of the Writing Life" (Lost Horse Press).
Selected Awards
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Finalist, James Laughlin Award from the American Academy of Poets, 2010
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Audre Lorde Award, 2008
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Finalist, Lambda Literary Award, 2008
Selected Anthologies
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"The Echoing Green: Poems of Fields, Grasses, and Meadows." Knopf/Everyman, 2016
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"Nature and Environmental Writing: A Writer's Guide and Anthology." Bloomsbury, forthcoming
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"Poem-a-Day: 365 Poems for Every Occasion." Academy of American Poets, 2015
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"This Assignment is So Gay: lgbtiq poets on the art of teaching." Sibling Rivalry Press, 2013
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"The Ecopoetry Anthology." Trinity University Press, 2013
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"Collective Brightness: LGBTIQ Poets on Faith, Religion & Spirituality." Sibling Rivalry Press, 2011
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"Cold Flashes: Literary Snapshots of Alaska." University of Alaska Press, 2010
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"New Poets of the American West." Many Voices Press, 2010
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"Best New Poets 2006." Meridian Press, 2006
Current Projects
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The Haul Out: A blog started in 2013 that discusses seals (mostly) on Cape Cod (and elsewhere). Topical, a bit political, the posts come from my experiences as a naturalist and resident of the Cape.
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Toward Antarctica: A collection of haibun and photos about working in Antarctica.
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Contributing editor to Alaska Quarterly Review.
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Founder and editor-in-chief of Broadsided Press, a grassroots-distributed project featuring collaborations between writers and visual artists.
Selected Courses Taught
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Directed Writing: Poetry (ENG 109a)
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Broadsides, Public Art, and Non-Traditional Publishing (ENG 139a)