ProfessorGrace M. Pollock Professor of Creative Writing206-543-9623lbierds@uw.eduPDL B-403Office Hours: Online only. Please email me for an appointment.Fields of Interest 20th Century 21st Century American Poetry and Poetics Contemporary World PoetryBackground and ExperienceSummaryB.A., University of Washington, 1969M.A., University of Washington, 1971Biography Linda Bierds has published nine books of poetry. Her most recent, Roget’s Illusion, came out from Putnam’s in March, 2014 and was longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award. Her poems have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Smithsonian, Poetry, and The Best American Poetry. In addition to being awarded a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, Bierds has received the PEN/West Poetry Prize, the Washington State Governor’s Writers Award, the Consuelo Ford Award from the Poetry Society of America, four Pushcart Prizes, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and twice from the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the Grace Pollock Professor of Creative Writing. Areas of Specialization Contemporary American Poetry Activities and Interests Contemporary World Poetry Research Publications, Books Linda Bierds. Roget’s Illusion. Putnam. 2014. Linda Bierds. Flight: New and Selected Poems. Putnam. 2008. Linda Bierds. First Hand. Putnam. 2005. Linda Bierds. The Seconds. Putnam. 2001. Linda Bierds. The Profile Makers. Holt. 1997. Linda Bierds. The Ghost Trio. Holt. 1994. Courses Taught Spring 2021 ENGL 483 A: Advanced Verse Workshop ENGL 585 A: Advanced Poetry Workshop Autumn 2020 ENGL 383 A: The Craft of Verse Spring 2020 ENGL 483 A: Advanced Verse Workshop Autumn 2019 ENGL 585 A: Advanced Poetry Workshop Spring 2019 ENGL 483 A: Advanced Verse Workshop Winter 2019 ENGL 483 A: Advanced Verse Workshop ENGL 585 A: Advanced Poetry Workshop Autumn 2018 ENGL 383 A: The Craft of Verse Spring 2018 ENGL 585 A: Advanced Poetry Workshop Winter 2018 ENGL 283 B: Beginning Verse Writing ENGL 285 A: Writers on Writing ENGL 285 AD: Writers on Writing Autumn 2017 ENGL 383 A: The Craft Of Verse Spring 2017 ENGL 585 A: Advanced Poetry Workshop Winter 2017 ENGL 285 A: Writers On Writing ENGL 483 A: Advanced Verse Workshop Spring 2016 ENGL 585 A: Advanced Poetry Workshop: Advanced Poetry Workshop Winter 2016 ENGL 285 A: Writers On Writing ENGL 383 A: The Craft Of Verse Autumn 2015 ENGL 483 C: Advanced Verse Workshop Spring 2015 ENGL 585 A: Advanced Poetry Workshop: Advanced Poetry Workshop Winter 2015 ENGL 285 A: Writers On Writing Autumn 2014 ENGL 383 A: The Craft Of Verse ENGL 483 C: Advanced Verse Workshop Spring 2014 ENGL 483 A: Advanced Verse Workshop Winter 2014 ENGL 285 A: Writers On Writing Autumn 2013 ENGL 483 C: Advanced Verse Workshop ENGL 581 B: The Creative Writer As Critical Reader: Creative Writer as Critical Reader News Related News Alumni Updates May 28, 2017 Faculty Notes Oct 28, 2015 Faculty Notes Aug 12, 2015 Share: Print PDF