myra

Myra Shapiro’s poems have appeared in many periodicals and anthologies including The New Yorker and two editions of The Best American Poetry.  She is the recipient of the Dylan Thomas Poetry Award from The New School and was the finalist for the Robert H. Winner Award from the Poetry Society of America.  Her books of poems are I’ll See You Thursday, 12 Floors Above the Earth and When the World Walks Toward You and a memoir, Four Sublets: Becoming a Poet in New York.  Shapiro serves on the Board of Directors of Poets House and teaches poetry workshops for the International Women’s Writing Guild.