Elizabeth Arnold
- February 24, 2024
- 65 years
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Elizabeth Arnold, 65–66, American poet.
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|Elizabeth Arnold (1958 – February 24, 2024) was an American poet.
Life and career
Arnold graduated from University of Chicago, with a PhD. She taught at the University of Maryland.
Her work has appeared in Poetry, Slate, TriQuarterly, Conjunctions, Antioch Review, Chicago Review, Sagetrieb, Literary Imagination, Gulf Coast, The Carolina Review, Tikkun, Pequod, Smartish Pace, Poetry Daily, Kalliope, and Shankpain.
According to her publisher, Flood Editions, Arnold died after a long illness on February 24, 2024.
Awards
- 2003 and 2006 Pushcart Prize Nominee in Poetry
- 2002 Whiting Award
- 2002 Robert Frost Fellowship and Scholarship (1997), Bread Loaf Writers Conference
- 1997–1998 Lannan Fellowship in poetry at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
- 1995 Yaddo Fellowship
Works
- "Iraqi Boy". Poetry. September 2008.
- "The South"; "Seepage", Slate, July 11, 2001
- "Epic Simile", Slate, October 7, 2003
- "The Horseman". Kalliope, 1999.
- Books
- Through woods: a collection of poems. Warren Wilson College. 1996.
- The Reef. University of Chicago Press. 1999. ISBN 9780226027371.
- Civilization. Flood Editions. 2006. ISBN 9780978746704.
- Effacement. Flood Editions. 2010. ISBN 9780981952024.
- Life. Flood Editions. 2014. ISBN 9780983889380.
- Skeleton Coast. Flood Editions. 2017. ISBN 9780990340799.
Songs
- Whistling Acacia 2020, music Phil Fried https://soundcloud.com/phil-fried/whistling-acacia?si=b533e4d21d56438ea40fbae099e98b8b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Arnold_(poet)
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- Sep 26, 2026
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Trivia & Knowledge· 8 questions
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1.In which year did Elizabeth Arnold die?
- A.2015
- B.2018
- C.2024correct
- D.2011
Elizabeth Arnold died in 2024.
Source: Profile: year of death: "The Whiting Foundation Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1958. Archive record: age at death 65. Archive record: occupation poet. Arch
2.How old was Elizabeth Arnold when they died?
- A.72
- B.57
- C.54
- D.65correct
Elizabeth Arnold was 65 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "ading at Artomatic", Smartish Pace, June 12, 2009 Archived January 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Profile at The Whiting Foundation Archive record: year of death 20
3.In which year was Elizabeth Arnold born?
- A.1958correct
- B.1949
- C.1946
- D.1955
Elizabeth Arnold was born in 1958.
Source: Profile: year of birth: "= External links == "Elizabeth Reading at Artomatic", Smartish Pace, June 12, 2009 Archived January 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Profile at The Whiting Foundatio
4.In which month did Elizabeth Arnold die?
- A.April
- B.Februarycorrect
- C.March
- D.May
Elizabeth Arnold died in February.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "ofile at The Whiting Foundation Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1958. Archive record: age at death 65. Archive record: occup
5.On which day of the month did Elizabeth Arnold die?
- A.24correct
- B.26
- C.23
- D.25
Elizabeth Arnold died on day 24 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "e Whiting Foundation Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1958. Archive record: age at death 65. Archive record: occupation poet.
6.In which field was Elizabeth Arnold known?
- A.chemist
- B.architect
- C.novelist
- D.poetcorrect
The biography describes Elizabeth Arnold as a poet.
Source: Profile: occupation: "Pace, June 12, 2009 Archived January 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Profile at The Whiting Foundation Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birt
7.What nationality was Elizabeth Arnold?
- A.Australian
- B.Americancorrect
- C.Austrian
- D.Argentine
Elizabeth Arnold is recorded as American.
Source: Profile: nationality: "nuary 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Profile at The Whiting Foundation Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1958. Archive record: age at
8.Where did Elizabeth Arnold study?
- A.University of Chicagocorrect
- B.University of Cambridge
- C.University of Oxford
- D.Harvard University
Elizabeth Arnold is recorded as having studied at University of Chicago.
Source: wikipedia-text article text: where they studied · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Arnold_(poet) · retrieved 2026-11-12
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