Cecilia woloch the ghost hunter

American poet

Cecilia Woloch (born 1956) is an Americanpoet, writer and teacher, known for her work in communities throughout the U.S.

and around the world. She is a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship recipient and the author of six collections of poems, a novel, and numerous essays.

Biography

Woloch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up there and in rural Kentucky,^[1] one of seven children of a homemaker and an airplane mechanic.

She earned a BA at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, and an MFA at Antioch University, Los Angeles.^[1] She is part Roma.^[2]

Influenced by Anna Akhmatova, W.S. Merwin, and Walt Whitman, Woloch writes lyrical poems of witness and exploration.

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Many of her poems arise from her extensive travels. She also writes autobiographical prose and fiction and collaborates on a regular basis with visual artists, theatre artists, musicians and dancers.

Woloch is the author of six