Carol Muske-Dukes
- Professor of English
- USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
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Expertise Summary
Poet and expert on writing and subtle meaning of language
Expertise
- contemporary poetry
- literary criticism
- children's issues
- writing
- fiction
- politics of education
- feminism
Additional Information
- Author, Sparrow (2003, finalist for the National Book Award), Married to the Ice Pick Killer: A Poet in Hollywood (2002), Life after Death (2001), Women and Poetry: Truth, Autobiography and the Shape of the Self (1997), An Octave above Thunder, New and Selected Poems (1997), Skylight (1996), Saving St. Germ (1993), Red Trousseau (1993), Dear Digby (1989), Applause (1989), Wyndmere (1985) and Camouflage (1975)
- Member, Creative Coalition (an advocacy group for writers, actors and producers)
- Contributor, The New Yorker; The New York Times opinon/editorial page; The New York Times Magazine; The New York Times Book Review; and Poets’ Corner (The Los Angeles Times Book Review‘s monthly poetry column)
- Recipient, Guggenhem fellowship; NEA Award; Ingram Merrill Award; and the LIbrary of Congress Award
- Judge, Kingsley-Tufts Award