Joanna Klink

Joanna Klink is an American poet and academic.

Life
Klink was born in Iowa City, Iowa. She received an M.F.A. in Poetry from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a Ph.D. in Humanities from Johns Hopkins University. She has been a member of the poetry faculty at The University of Montana since the fall of 2001. Her most recent book is Raptus (Penguin Books, 2010).

Recognition

 * Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award (2003)
 * Briggs-Copeland Poet, Harvard University (2008-2011)
 * Jeannette Haien Ballard Writer's Award (2012)
 * Civitella Ranieri (2012)

Publications

 * They Are Sleeping. University of Georgia Press, 2000.
 * Circadian. Penguin Books, 2007,
 * Raptus. Penguin Books, 2010.