Christianne Balk

Christianne Balk (born 1953) is an American poet.

Life
Balk graduated with honors in biology from Grinnell College and taught at the University of British Columbia. Her work has appeared in Pequod, Crazyhorse, Sulfur, The Centennial Review The Missouri Review, Sonora Review, Prairie Schooner Harper's, and The New Yorker. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and daughter.

Awards

 * 1985 Walt Whitman Award
 * 1994 Verna Emory Award