Dana Levin

Poetry

Dana Levin is the author of five books of poetry, including Now Do You Know Where You Are and Banana Palace. Her fellowships and awards include those from the National Endowment for the Arts, PEN, the Witter Bynner Foundation and the Library of Congress, as well as the Rona Jaffe, Whiting, and Guggenheim Foundations.

writing@bennington.edu

Biography

Dana Levin’s new book of poetry is Now Do You Know Where You Are, a New York Times Notable Book and Lannan Literary Selection. Her first book, In the Surgical Theatre, was chosen by Louise Glück for the 1999 American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize and went on to receive numerous honors, including the 2003 PEN/Osterweil Award. Copper Canyon Press brought out her second book, Wedding Day, in 2005, and in 2011 Sky Burial. Her fourth book, Banana Palace, was a finalist for the Rilke Prize. Her fellowships and awards include those from the National Endowment for the Arts, PEN, the Witter Bynner Foundation, and the Library of Congress, as well as the Rona Jaffe, Whiting, and Guggenheim Foundations.