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Kathy Fagan Grandinetti is a **Distinguished Professor of English** at The Ohio State University, affiliated with the **College of Arts and Sciences** and the **Department of English**. She specializes in poetry and creative writing, with a focus on contemporary literary forms and themes. A renowned poet, she has authored six poetry collections, including *Bad Hobby* (2022), a winner of the William Carlos Williams Award, and *Sycamore* (2017), a Kingsley Tufts Award finalist.
**Education**: PhD in English (University of Utah), MFA in Poetry (Columbia University), BA in English (California State University, Fresno).
**Research & Recognition**: Her work appears in *The Atlantic*, *The New York Times*, and prestigious literary journals. Honors include a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship, NEA and Ingram Merrill grants, and residencies at MacDowell and Frost Place. She was named **Ohio Poet of the Year** in 2017.
**Contributions**: Co-founder and former director of Ohio State’s MFA Program in Creative Writing, Poetry Editor of *The Journal* for over 20 years, and co-editor of the Wheeler Poetry Prize Series. Active in promoting literary arts through teaching, editing, and mentorship.
