Sydney Lea was born on December 22,1942 and is an American poet, novelist, essayist, editor, and professor.
17 Facts About Sydney Lea
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Sydney Lea was the founding editor of the New England Review and was the Poet Laureate of Vermont from 2011 to 2015.
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Sydney Lea then taught at Middlebury College from 1976 to 1989 and at Yale University in 1979.
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Sydney Lea was a professor in the MFA program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts from 1989 to 2002.
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Sydney Lea returned to Dartmouth from 1999 to 2002, becoming a professor in its graduate program in liberal studies from 2003 to 2011.
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In 1977, Sydney Lea co-founded the New England Review with Jay Parini in and edited it until 1989.
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Sydney Lea's work has appeared in literary journals and magazines including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Review, The New Republic, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and Virginia Quarterly Review.
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Sydney Lea's collection of poetry Pursuit of the Wound, published in 2000, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
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Sydney Lea has since collaborated with the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble on a number of multimedia presentations.
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Sydney Lea's 2020 book, The Exquisite Triumph of Wormboy, is a graphic mock-epic poem in collaboration with former Vermont Cartoonist Laureate James Kochalka.
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In 2021, Sydney Lea received the Governor's Award for Excellence from the Vermont Arts Council.
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Sydney Lea has served as the vice president of Central Vermont Adult Basic Education.
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Sydney Lea is active in the conservation effort in Washington County, Maine, helping to raise funds for the Downeast Lakes Land Trust.
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Sydney Lea is currently a trustee emeritus of the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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Sydney Lea has served as the vice president of Central Vermont Adult Basic Education.
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Sydney Lea is active in the conservation effort in Washington County, Maine, helping to raise funds for the Downeast Lakes Land Trust.
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Sydney Lea is currently a trustee emeritus at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.