Stephanie Burt
| Stephanie Burt | |
|---|---|
| Stephanie Burt, December 2018 | |
| Born | January 1971 (age 54) | 
| Language | English | 
| Nationality | American | 
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (PhD) | 
| Genre | Literary criticism Poetry | 
| Notable works | Randall Jarrell and His Age "The New Things" "Elliptical poetry" | 
| Spouse | Jessie Bennett | 
| Children | 2 | 
| Title | Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English | 
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Randall Jarrell and His Age (2000) | 
| Doctoral advisor | Langdon Hammer | 
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English | 
| Sub-discipline | Poetry | 
| Institutions | |
Stephanie Burt (formerly published as Stephen Burt) is a literary critic and poet who is the Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English at Harvard University. The New York Times has called her "one of the most influential poetry critics of [her] generation". Burt grew up around Washington, D.C. She has published various collections of poetry and a large amount of literary criticism and research. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The London Review of Books, and other publications.