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Finch, who was born in New Rochelle, turns 58 on Friday.
Finch, a poet, writer, critic, playwright, teacher and entrepreneur was born Oct. 31, 1956. She is the author of numerous books of poetry, and her work includes poetry translation, anthologies and textbooks, popular writings on spirituality, and musical lyrics and opera libretti.
The Dictionary of Literary Biography names her "one of the central figures in contemporary American poetics." In the title essay of "The Body of Poetry," Finch connects her poetry's frequent thematic focus on nature, the body and spiritual issues, and its attention to pattern and sound, with her earth-centered spirituality. Her writings about poetry frequently focus on form, meter and rhythm, and on women's poetic traditions. She has also published creative nonfiction and cultural criticism, much of it on the topic of women's spirituality.
Her honors and awards include:
- 2009 Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award.
- 2008 Fellowship, Black Earth Institute.
- 2005 Alumni Award, University of Houston Creative Writing Program.
- 2003 Calendars a finalist for the Foreword Poetry Book of the Year Award.
- 1993 Nicholas Roerich Fellow, Wesleyan Writers Conference.
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