Jacobstein, Roy

ROY JACOBSTEIN's first book of poetry, Ripe, won the Felix Pollak Prize. His poetry appears in many literary publications, including the Gettysburg Review, Parnassus, Poetry Daily, Shenandoah, the Threepenny Review, and TriQuarterly. He is the recipient of a Reader's Choice Award from Prairie Schooner and of Mid-American Review's James Wright Prize. Robert Hass selected his poems as Runner-up for the Iowa Review's 2005 Poetry Award, and another poem has been included in LITERATURE: Reading Fiction, Poetry & Drama (2006). He holds B.A., M.D. and M.P.H. degrees from the University of Michigan, a...