Cynthia Huntington

Cynthia Huntington is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College, specializing in American poetry and literary nonfiction. Her creative work explores personal and cultural narratives through innovative poetic forms.

She holds a BA from Michigan State University and MA from Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College. Her publications include poetry collections like The Radiant and We Have Gone to the Beach, and the nonfiction work The Salt House: A Summer on the Dunes of Cape Cod.

Current projects include new poems exploring themes of nature, memory, and scientific inquiry, such as "Cut Flowers," "Algebra," "Particle Theory," and "Cold Dark Matter." Her writing combines lyrical precision with philosophical depth.