User:Aguinthe22/Lisa Couturier

Life
Lisa Couturier is a poet, writer, and animal advocate. Lisa was born in New Jersey and grew up in Maryland. She graduated with a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland in 1985. She also earned a certificate in Women's Studies. Lisa also earned another Master's degree at the Gallatin School at New York University. She lives on an agricultural reserve with her husband, children, and six horses.

The Hopes of Snakes
Published on January 12, 2006. This book is about the animals that have adapted to urban life in the Northeast.

Animals/ Bodies
This is a poetry collection, published on November 11, 2014. The collection won the Chapbook Award from the New England Poetry Club in 2015.

"Dark Horse"
This essay was written in inspiration from Lisa's grandfather's thoroughbred racehorse named Fast Smile. The horse ran more than 100 races. This essay was published in the July/ August 2010 issue of Orion Magazine, won the Pushcart Prize in 2012, and was also nominated for the Graham Prize for Environmental Writing. For this essay Lisa Couturier was named a notable essayist in Best American Essays in 2004, 2006, and 2011.

Honors
Honors Lisa Couturier has won for her writings include:


 * Pushcart Prize, Essay, "Dark Horse," 2012
 * Nature Writer of the Year, 2007, Bay Science Foundation
 * Notable Essayist, Best American Essays, 2011
 * Notable Essayist, Best American Essays, 2006
 * Notable Essayist, Best American Essays, 2004
 * Finalist, Common Boundary Green Dove Award, 1995
 * Finalist, Sierra magazine Annual Nature Writing Contest, 1994

Resources
Texas Tech University. “Lisa Couturier.” Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, 9 July 2021, https://swco.ttu.edu/Sowell/LisaCouturier.php.

Lisa Couturier. “Lisa Couturier.” Lisa Couturier, WordPress, http://www.lisacouturier.com/.