Martha Zweig

Martha M. Zweig (born April 2, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American poet. Her most recent book is Monkey Lightning (Tupelo Press, 2010).

Martha Zweig
Born	(1942-04-02) April 2, 1942 (age 83)[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality	American
Education	University of Michigan Warren Wilson College
Genre	Poetry
Notable works	Monkey Lightning (2010)
Notable awards	Whiting Award (1999)

Life

She was raised in Moorestown Township, New Jersey, where she attended the Quaker Moorestown Friends School. She earned her B.A. and an M.A.and a Hopwood Award from the University of Michigan; and an M.F.A. from Warren Wilson College. She lives in Hardwick, Vermont,^[2] and volunteers for North Country Animal League, and for Restorative Justice.^[3]

Her poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including The Beloit Poetry Journal, Boston Review, Conduit, Field, Gettysburg Review,^[4] Indiana Review,^[5] The Journal, The Kenyon Review, Literary Imagination,^[6] Manoa,^[7] Notre Dame Review, New Orleans Review, The North American Review, Northwest Review, Paris Review,^[8] The Progressive, Willow Springs.^[9]

Honors and awards

• 1999 Whiting Award

Published works

Full-Length Poetry Collections

• Monkey Lightning (Tupelo Press, 2010)
• What Kind. Wesleyan University Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0-8195-6626-3.
• Vinegar Bone. Wesleyan University Press. 1999. ISBN 978-0-8195-6359-0.

Chapbooks

• Where the raw moonlight loafs: a collection of poems. Warren Wilson College. 1998.
• Powers. Vermont Council on the Arts. 1976. ISBN 978-0-916718-07-7.