Julia Levine’s poetry has won numerous national and international awards, including the Discovery, The Nation award, the Pablo Neruda prize in poetry, the Anhinga Poetry Prize and a bronze medal from Foreword magazine for her first collection, Practicing for Heaven, and the University of Tampa Poetry prize for her second book, Ask. She has been widely published in literary journals, including Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, Poetry East, and the Southern Poetry Review. Her latest book, Ditch-tender, was released from University of Tampa Press. Julia is also known locally for the excellent poetry workshops that she teaches for the Davis Art Center.
Julia Levine performed on October 15th, 2008.