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Cole Swensen is an American poet, translator, and professor. She was born on October 22, 1955 in Kentfield, California. She is the author of thirteen books of poetry, including Goest, The Glass Age, and Try. She has also translated numerous works from French, including works by Francis Ponge, Yves Bonnefoy, and Philippe Jaccottet. Swensen attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned her B.A. in 1977 and her M.A. in 1979. She then attended the University of Iowa, where she earned her M.F.A. in 1981. Swensen has taught at the University of Iowa, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Brown University, where she is currently a professor of Literary Arts. She has also held residencies at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, Davis, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Swensen is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Poetry Series, the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and the Guggenheim Fellowship. As of 2021, Cole Swensen's net worth is estimated to be $1 million.

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Occupation Poet translator editor copywriter professor
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 22 October 1955
Birthday 22 October
Birthplace Kentfield, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2019

In France, Swensen has participated in readings and collaborative translation projects with such organizations as the Royaumont Foundation at the beautiful L'abbaye de Royaumont, Columbia University’s Reed Hall, the maison des écrivains et de la littérature in Paris, Double Change and Ivy Writers Paris. Her life-long commitment to translation is a testament to her belief in the international exchange of words and language, and in the importance of radical and traditional poetries for contemporary society.

2004

In the US, Cole Swensen's ninth collection of poetry, Goest (Alice James Books, 2004) was a finalist for the National Book Award. Earlier works have been awarded a National Poetry Series selection, Sun & Moon's New American Writing Award, the Iowa Poetry Prize via University of Iowa Press, the San Francisco State Poetry Center Book Award, and two Pushcart Prizes. Her translation of Jean Frémon's The Island of the Dead won the 2004 PEN USA Literary Award for Translation. She has also received grants from the Association Beaumarchais and the French Bureau du Livre.

1955

Cole Swensen (born 1955, in Kentfield, California) is an American poet, translator, editor, copywriter, and professor. Swensen was awarded a 2006 Guggenheim Fellowship and is the author of more than ten poetry collections and as many translations of works from the French. She received her B.A. and M.A. from San Francisco State University and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz before going on to become the now-Previous Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Denver. She taught at the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa until 2012 when she joined the faculty of Brown University's Literary Arts Program.