Laura Kasischke
AmericanLiterary FictionPoetry
Laura Kasischke is an American fiction writer and poet, known for her novels—several of which have been adapted into films—and her acclaimed poetry collections. She is a professor at the University of Michigan, where she serves as the Theodore Roethke Distinguished University Professor of English Language and Literature.
Awards
['National Book Critics Circle Award', 'Guggenheim Fellowship', 'Juniper Prize', 'Alice Fay di Castagnola Award', 'Pushcart Prize', 'Elmer Holmes Bobst Award for Emerging Writers', 'Beatrice Hawley Award', 'Rilke Poetry Prize', 'Grand prix des lectrices de Elle']
Notable Works
['The Life Before Her Eyes', 'White Bird in a Blizzard', 'Suspicious River', 'Space, in Chains', 'In a Perfect World']
