Judy Jordan
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Judy Jordan is an Associate Professor of English at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and teaches Creative Writing. She earned her bachelor’s degree and a master of fine arts degree in poetry from the University of Virginia in 1990 and 1995 respectively and earned a master of fine arts degree in fiction from the University of Utah in 2000. Jordan was the assistant professor of literature and creative writing with a cross appointment in women’s studies at the San Marcos campus of California State University. Along with the books she has published, Jordan’s work also appears in two anthologies – Apocalypse Now: Poems and Prose from the End of Days and Floodgate Poetry Series 2. Jordan also founded the SIPRAW, which rescues dogs out of the puppy mills, and practices kundalini yoga.
””’Carolina Ghost Woods””’ r | *Book of the Year Award, Utah r | *National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry, 2000 r | *OAY Award, Poetry Council of North Carolina r | *Thomas Wolfe Literary Award | *Walt Whitman Award, Academy of American Poets, 1999 r
60 Cent Coffee and a Quarter to Dance | Carolina Ghost Woods | Hunger