Lisa Olstein
Ellen Clayton Garwood Centennial Professor of Creative Writing, University of Texas at Austin
Biography
Lisa Olstein is the author of five poetry collections and two books of nonfiction. A member of the poetry faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, her honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Pushcart Prize, Lannan Residency Fellowship, Hayden Carruth Award, and Writers League of Texas Discovery Award.
Published Works
Poetry:
Dream Apartment (Copper Canyon Press, 2023)
Late Empire (Copper Canyon Press, 2017)
Little Stranger (Copper Canyon Press, 2013)
Lost Alphabet (Copper Canyon Press, 2009)
Radio Crackling, Radio Gone (Copper Canyon Press, 2006)
Nonfiction:
Climate (Essay Press, 2022)
Pain Studies (Bellevue Literary Press, 2020)
Links to Sample Works
- Bennington Review, “Apparent Winner”
- The Baffler, “Come, Calamity”
- Academy of American Poets, “Fort Night”
