David Wojahn

Academic Profile

Academic Background: M.F.A. in Creative Writing, University of Arizona; B.A. in English, University of Minnesota.

Research Interests: Poetry, 20th-century American literature, and creative writing pedagogy.

Appointments: Professor of English, Virginia Commonwealth University; former Director of Creative Writing Program.

Publications:

• For the Scribe (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017).
• World Tree (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011), winner of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.

Awards: Pulitzer Prize finalist, 2007; O.B. Hardison Jr. Poetry Prize, 2013.

Additional Contributions: Judge for national poetry competitions; editorial board, Poetry magazine.