Lily Brown
Lily Brown (born March 20, 1981, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American poet. Brown is author of the poetry collection Rust or Go Missing (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2011) and Blade Work (Parlor Press, 2025), the latter receiving the Maine Literary Award for poetry in 2026. Her poetry has appeared in journals such as American Letters and Commentary, Colorado Review, Denver Quarterly, Fence, Gulf Coast, Pleiades, and Tarpaulin Sky.
Lily Brown
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- 1981
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- United States
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- poet · writer
- Education
- Harvard University · Saint Mary's College of California · Harvard College
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Brown holds an A.B. in women's studies from Harvard College, an M.F.A. in creative writing from Saint Mary's College of California, and a PhD in literature from the University of Georgia. She is the grand-niece of artist Mary Meigs and the great-great-grand-niece of Civil War general Montgomery Meigs.
Lily Brown studied at Harvard University, Saint Mary's College of California and Harvard College.
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- 1.Goodreads.com. Lily Brown (Author of Rust or Go Missing).
- 2.Blade Work. Parlor Press.
- 3.2026 Winners. Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. 2026-05-29.
- 4.Csuohio.edu. Poetry Center || Cleveland State University.
- 5.Poems.com. Poetry Daily's Featured Poet: Lily Brown. 2011-01-24.
- 6.Rust or Go Missing. Cleveland State University Poetry Center.
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