Alison Townsend

Alison Townsend (born Pennsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American poet.

Life
She grew up in New York. She is Professor Emerita of English at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Her work has appeared in Calyx, Clackamas Literary Review, Fourth Genre, New Letters, The North American Review, and The Southern Review.

She is married and lives outside Madison, Wisconsin.

Awards

 * 2009 Pushcart Prize
 * 2008 Crab Orchard Award
 * 2004 Diner poetry contest

Works

 * "Jane Morris Poses For Rossetti’s Proserpine"; "Demeter Faces Facts", Mudlark Poster No. 79, 2009
 * "Spin", Rattle, July 2008

Poetry

 * (Flume Press chapbook prize winner, 2007).
 * (Flume Press chapbook prize winner, 2007).
 * (Flume Press chapbook prize winner, 2007).
 * (Flume Press chapbook prize winner, 2007).

Essays

 * "Faculty Essay: The World Outside My Window - balancing teaching and the creative life", ENVISION Magazine, Winter 2007
 * "Faculty Essay: The World Outside My Window - balancing teaching and the creative life", ENVISION Magazine, Winter 2007