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Jennifer Maier | |
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| Born | July 18, 1961 Oak Harbor, Washington |
| Occupation | Poet, professor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Washington, Tulane University |
| Notable works | Dark Alphabet (2006), Now, Now (2013), The Occupant (2025) |
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Jennifer Maier is an American poet and professor whose work, often expressed in hybrid forms or genres, explores themes of time and impermanence evoked by the beauty, strangeness, and humor of everyday life.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Her doctoral dissertation explores the aesthetic alliance between photography and poetry in the early 20th century.[3][5]
Her books include Dark Alphabet (Southern Illinois UP), Now, Now (2013), and The Occupant (2025), both from the University of Pittsburgh Press.[citation needed]
Maier divides her time between Seattle, Washington, Washington's San Juan Island, and Rome, Italy.[citation needed]
Selected honors and awards
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| Year | Honor or award | Institution / press | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2005 | Tennessee Williams Fellowship | Sewanee Writers Conference | Sewanee, TN | [3] |
| 2005 | Mississippi Review Prize | Mississippi Review | Judge: Angela Ball | [3] |
| 2006 | Double Nominee | Best New American Poets 2005; Crab Orchard Review First Book Award in Poetry | Judge: Jason Sommer | [3] |
| 2006 | Double Nominee | Best New American Poets 2005; Crab Orchard Review First Book Award in Poetry | Judge: Jason Sommer | [3] |
| 2006 | New Letters Award in Poetry | New Letters | Hangman and A Puzzle | [3] |
| 2009 | Faculty Appointment | Sewanee Young Writers Conference | University of the South | [3] |
| 2009 | Faculty Appointment | Sewanee Young Writers Conference | University of the South | [3] |
| 2010 | Judge, Student Poetry Contest | Academy of American Poets | [3] | |
| 2010 | Faculty Appointment | Sewanee Young Writers Conference | University of the South | [3] |
| 2010 | Judge, Student Poetry Contest | Conference on Christianity and Literature | [3] | |
| 2012 | Emily Dickinson Award | Poetry Society of America | For Fly | [3] |
| 2012 | Alternate Selection, National Poetry Series | National Poetry Series | Now, Now Ed Ochester, Series | [3] |
| 2012 | Featured Poet | Tuolumne Meadows Poetry Festival | U.S. Dept. of Interior | [3] |
| 2014 | Visiting Artist Residency | American Academy in Rome | [3] | |
| 2022 | Pushcart Prize Nominee | Tiny Spoon | "The Occupant is Knitting an Infinity Scarf" | [3] |
| 2023 | Visiting Artist Residency | American Academy in Rome | Nov. 2023 | [3] |
| 2025 | Pulitzer Prize Nominee | University of Pittsburgh Press | The Occupant | [3] |
| 2025 | Visiting Artist Residency | American Academy in Rome | [3] |
Critical Reception
[edit]Jennifer Maier's poetry has been discussed within the context of contemporary Christian and secular literary traditions. In an essay by Karen An-hwei Lee published in Christianity & Literature, Maier is included among a group of poets whose work engages questions of faith, doubt, and spiritual experience in the twenty-first century. Lee sees Maier's poem "Black Molly" as reminiscent of the work of Elizabeth Bishop, situating her work within broader historical discussions of faith, epistemology and poetic expression.[6]
In The Hudson Review poet and critic Mark Jarman has noted that, "None of the great poets of the life of things, Francis Ponge, Pablo Neruda, Marianne Moore, Elizabeth Bishop . . . wonders whether their regard for things is proper, or ethical, or distorting . . . . Here, Maier reminds us that we are objects possessed by an even larger object.[7]
Editorial work
[edit]| Role | Publication | Notes |
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| Associate editor[3] | Image | 2008–2017 |
Works
[edit]Books
[edit]- Dark Alphabet (2006), Southern Illinois University Press.[5]
- Now, Now (2013), University of Pittsburgh Press.[1]
- The Occupant (2025), University of Pittsburgh Press.[2]
- What It's Like: Five Poems in English and Italian (2006). Translated by Enrico Santi.[8]
Selected poems
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "The Occupant". University of Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "About". Jennifer Maier. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ Jennifer, Maier (24 April 2026). "Jennifer Maier - Seattle Pacific University". Seattle Pacific University. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Jennifer Maier". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ Lee, Karen An-hwei. "Truth in Every Guise: Living Poets of Christian Faith". Christianity & Literature. Retrieved 23 April 2026 – via Project MUSE.
- ↑ Jarman, Mark (Autumn 2025). "Living in the Moment". The Hudson Review. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jennifer Maier". Seattle Pacific University. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Jennifer Maier". Plume. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Poem: In Reality". Scientific American. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Poem". Project MUSE. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "2012 Individual Awards". Poetry Society of America. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "A True Story". Image. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Poetry Magazine, Volume 170, Issue 1". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
External links
[edit]- Jennifer Maier faculty page at Seattle Pacific University
- Jennifer Maier at the Poetry Foundation
- Jennifer Maier at The Writer's Almanac
- "Jennifer Maier on Constructing a Responsible Person" — interview, KUOW
- Jennifer Maier at The Slowdown
- "A Conversation with Madeline DeFrees" — Maier interview with poet Madeline DeFrees, Image
- Review of The Occupant at The Adroit Journal
- "Living in the Moment" — critical commentary on The Occupant, The Hudson Review
- Review of The Occupant at Cassandra Voices
- "Truth in Every Guise" — critical discussion of The Occupant in relation to contemporary Christian poetry, Christianity & Literature
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