College of Liberal Arts and Education
Division of English
Stacey Balkun
Coordinator of Graduate and Undergraduate English
About
Stacey Balkun is the author of Sweetbitter (Sundress 2021) & co-editor of Fiolet & Wing: An Anthology of Domestic Fabulist Poetry. Winner of the 2019 New South Writing Contest as well as Terrain.org's 10th Annual Contest, her work has appeared in Best New Poets 2018, Crab Orchard Review, The Rumpus, & several other anthologies & journals. Stacey holds an MFA from Fresno State and teaches creative writing online at The Poetry Barn.
Education
MFA in Creative Writing, Fresno State University, 2014
BA in American Studies, BA in English, Rutgers University, 2009
Research Interests
20th & 21st century poetry, specifically eco-poetry, queer ecology, & fairy tale retellings