Dana Levin was born in Los Angeles in 1965 and grew up in the Mojave Desert. She is the author of four books of poetry, most recently Banana Palace (Copper Canyon Press) and Sky Burial (Copper Canyon Press), which The New Yorker called “utterly her own and utterly riveting.” Levin is a recipient of many fellowships and awards, including from the NEA and the Library of Congress, as well as the Rona Jaffe, Whiting, and Guggenheim Foundations. She serves as Distinguished Writer in Residence at Maryville University in St. Louis. Copper Canyon Press will publish her fifth book in 2022.
