Maureen Seaton
Poet and professor

Maureen Seaton

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Maureen Seaton (born in 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American LGBTQ poet, activist, and professor of English at the University of Miami. She is the author of eight solo books of poetry, four co-authored books of poetry and her memoir Sex Talks to Girls. Throughout her writing career, Seaton has often collaborated with fellow poet Denise Duhamel.

Background

Seaton received her MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Books

Solo Work

Poetry

  • Tit, with Blue Guitar. Dancing Girl Press (chapbook), 2016
  • Fibonacci Batman: New and Selected Poems (1991-2011). Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2013.
  • Genetics. Jackleg Press, 2012.
  • Cave of the Yellow Volkswagen. Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2009.
  • America Loves Carney. Sow's Ear (chapbook), 2009.
  • Venus Examines Her Breast. Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2004.
  • Little Ice Age. Invisible City Press, 2001.
  • Miss Molly Rockin'. Thorngate Road (chapbook), 1998.
  • Furious Cooking. University of Iowa Press, 1996.
  • The Sea Among the Cupboards. New Rivers Press, 1992.
  • Fear of Subways. The Eighth Mountain Press, 1991.

Prose

  • Sex Talks to Girls: A Memoir. University of Wisconsin Press, 2008.

Co-authored Poetry

  • Caprice: Collected, Uncollected, and New Collaborations. Sibling Rivalry Press, 2015 (with Denise Duhamel).
  • Two Thieves & a Liar. Jackleg Press, 2012 (with Neil de la Flor & Kristine Snodgrass).
  • Sinéad O’Connor and Her Coat of a Thousand Bluebirds. Firewheel Editions, 2011 (with Neil de la Flor).
  • Stealth, Chax Press. 2011 (with Samuel Ace).
  • Facial Geometry. NeoPepper Press, 2006 (chapbook, with Neil de la Flor & Kristine Snodgrass).
  • Little Novels. Pearl Editions, 2002 (chapbook, with Denise Duhamel).
  • Oyl. Pearl Editions, 2000 (chapbook, with Denise Duhamel).
  • Exquisite Politics. Tia Chucha Press, 1997 (with Denise Duhamel).

Co-edited

  • Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry. Soft Skull Press, 2007 (with Denise Duhamel & David Trinidad).

Awards and honors

  • Iowa Poetry Prize (1995)
  • NEA Fellowship
  • Lambda Literary Award
  • Pushcart Prize (twice)