Jan Beatty is an American poet. She is a recipient of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, the Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry, and the Creative Achievement Award in Literature.  Born in 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she received her Bachelor of Arts from the West Virginia University and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pittsburgh. She currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, musician Don Hollowood. Beatty, now retired, for many years, headed the writing program at Carlow University, where she also directed the Madwomen in the Attic Writing Workshop.

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Books By Jan Beatty

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JanBeatty.com

Poems by Jan Beatty from the Academy of American Poets

Beyond the Cover with Jan Beatty--CBS Pittsburgh

"Grab Hold the Rope of Language: A Conversation with Jan Beatty" from The Rumpus

"The Ecstasy of Jan Beatty" from the Poetry Foundation

"Jan Beatty – Poet. Madwoman. Ally."  from Belt Magazine

Split This Rock Interview with Jan Beatty

Prosody from 90.5 WESA

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