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Mischa Willett
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Mischa Willett (born 1978 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American poet and academic.
His first book of poetry, Phases (2017), was reviewed by Englewood Review of Books, Pedestal Magazine, Tweetspeak Poetry, and Relief Journal features "plain spoken, rhythmic and musical" observations about the life of faith[1]. Willett's poetry has been compared stylistically to Gerard Manly Hopkins and Richard Wilbur[2].
Formal Education
[edit]Willett earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wheaton College (2000), a Master of Arts degree from Northern Arizona University (2003), a Master of Fine Arts degree from University of Washington (2006) and a Ph.D. from University of Washington (2012)[3].
Academic Career
[edit]Willett serves on the faculty at Seattle Pacific University[3], where his research focuses on nineteenth-century aesthetics, British Romanticism, and the Spasmodic Poets[4].
Works
[edit]Poetry
[edit]Willett is the author of two collections of poetry: Phases (2017)[5] and The Elegy Beta (2020). His poems have appeared in journals including Rio Grande Review, J Journal[6], Basalt, The Cresset, The Christian Century, and others.
He has published translations from the Italian of Giocomo Leopari[7] and from the German of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Essays
[edit]Willett's essays have been published in such venues as Comment Magazine[8], The Curator, Books and Culture, Front Porch Republic, First Things[9], andThe Gospel Coalition.
Family
[edit]He is married to the choreographer Amber Willett, and they have two children, Lucca and Sebastian[10].
External Links
[edit]- "Mischa Willett and the Power of Practice" interview by Jeffrey Overstreet
- "Talking Earth with Mischa Willett" interview by KBOO Portland
- "The Willett Family: Happiest Here"[10]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Phases (Cascade Books, 2017) ISBN 978-1532610356
- The Elegy Beta (Mockingbird, 2020) ISBN 978-1-7337166-5-9
- ^ "On Our Bookshelf (This Time Around)". Mockingbird. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Pedestal Magazine » Mischa Willett's Phases, Reviewed by Lee Rossi". Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ a b "Mischa Willett - Seattle Pacific University". spu.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ Willett, Mischa (2018-06-25). "'Fading Crimean Flowers': Spasmodic Sonnets on the War". Victoriographies. doi:10.3366/vic.2018.0302.
- ^ Willett, Mischa,. Phases. Eugene, Oregon. ISBN 978-1-5326-1036-3. OCLC 983054610.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mischa Willett". Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ Willett, Mischa (2011). "A Se Stesso". Basalt. 6: 24.
- ^ "Mischa Willett Bio & Articles Written". Comment Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Mistrusting C. S. Lewis | Mischa Willett". First Things. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ a b "The Willett Family: Happiest Here." Queen Anne Neighbors Magazine. (August, 2018), 4-5.