Jenny Molberg

Speaker Series

Jenny Molberg

September 11th and 12th, 2024 Jenny Molberg will be visiting classes on campus and giving a reading as part of their .

Biography

Jenny Molberg is the author of three poetry collections:  (winner of the Berkshire Prize, Tupelo Press, 2017),  (LSU Press, 2020), and  (LSU Press, 2023). She edited the Unsung Masters book, . Originally from Dallas, TX, she earned her BA at Louisiana State University, her MFA at American University, and her PhD at the University of North Texas. She has received fellowships and scholarships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Sewanee Writers Conference, Vermont Studio Center, and the Longleaf Writers Conference. Her poems and essays have recently appeared or are forthcoming in Ploughshares, VIDA, AGNI, The Missouri Review, The Rumpus, The Adroit Journal, Oprah Quarterly, and other publications. She is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Central Missouri, where she directs  and edits .