Eri Linsker
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Iowa Writers' Workshop (MFA)
Eri Linsker | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Eric Linsker |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Iowa Writers' Workshop (MFA) |
| Occupations | Poet, educator, psychotherapist |
| Known for | Poetry, psychoanalytic psychotherapy |
| Notable work | La Far |
| Awards | Iowa Poetry Prize (2013) Roger Conant Hatch Prize for Lyric Poetry (2007) |
Eri Linsker (also credited as Eric Linsker)[1] is an American poet, educator, and psychotherapist based in New York City. Linsker is the author of La Far, which received the Iowa Poetry Prize in 2013.[2]
Reliable sources differ in how Linsker’s name and pronouns are presented. Earlier literary publications and criticism refer to Linsker using the name Eric and he/him pronouns,[3] while more recent professional profiles describe Linsker using the name Eri and she/her pronouns[4] or they/them pronouns.[5]
Early life and education
Linsker was raised in Millwood, New York and attended Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua. As a senior, Linsker was among 30 students honored in a national poetry contest sponsored by the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences in 2003.[6]
Linsker earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University. While an undergraduate, Linsker received the Roger Conant Hatch Prize for Lyric Poetry in 2007.[7] Linsker later completed a Master of Fine Arts at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[8]
Literary career
Linsker’s poetry has appeared in Boston Review,[3] Chicago Review, and Conjunctions.[9]
In 2013, the poetry collection La Far was selected as the winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize and published by the University of Iowa Press.[10] In an essay published by the Poetry Society of America, Linsker discussed the poem “Rare Earths,” addressing ecological awareness in contemporary poetry.[11]
Linsker was a contributor to The Arcadia Project: North American Postmodern Pastoral, a Poetry Project reading series and anthology featuring contemporary poets.[12]
Linsker is a contributing editor at Parapraxis, where published work has addressed topics including neurodiversity and gender and sexuality studies.[13]
