Stephanie Burt

Stephanie Burt
Stephanie Burt, December 2018
BornJanuary 1971 (age 54)
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Yale University (PhD)
GenreLiterary criticism
Poetry
Notable worksRandall Jarrell and His Age
"The New Things"
"Elliptical poetry"
SpouseJessie Bennett
Children2
TitleDonald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English
Academic background
ThesisRandall Jarrell and His Age (2000)
Doctoral advisorLangdon Hammer
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish
Sub-disciplinePoetry
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.