Carol Muske-Dukes is now gladly retired from SoCalled U (or USC) where she was sole founder of the PhD program in Creative Writing & Lit. She is former Poet Laureate of California & former poetry columnist for the LA Times, author of 16 books, including 9 books of poems, 4 novels & 3 essay collections + co-edited anthologies. Long list Pulitzer prize finalist, National Book award finalist, NEA, Guggenheim, Ingram/Merrill, Castagnola, Poets & Writers/Barnes & Noble Writer for Writers award, etc. Pubs: NYTBR,+ Op Ed, New Yorker, LATimes, APR, Paris Review, Kenyon R – + an award-winning play (Guild Hall) www.carolmuskedukes.com
