Lee Sharkey

Lee Sharkey is the author of Walking Backwards (Tupelo, 2016), Calendars of Fire, and nine earlier full-length poetry collections and chapbooks. Her poetry has appeared in Consequence, Crazyhorse, FIELD, Kenyon Review, Massachusetts Review, Nimrod, Solstice, and other journals. Her recognitions include the Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize, the Abraham Sutzkever Centennial Prize, and the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance’s Distinguished Achievement Award.