Miriam Kotzin

Miriam Kotzin is Professor of English at Drexel University, where she has taught since 1969. She holds a PhD and MA from New York University, and a BA from University of Pennsylvania (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).

Kotzin founded and edited Per Contra literary journal for a decade, publishing authors including John Updike and Chimamanda Adichie. Her creative work spans poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, with 12 Pushcart Prize nominations. She designed Drexel's Certificate in Writing and Publishing program.

Her teaching emphasizes writing as discovery and literature as a tool for self-awareness. Courses include Writing and the Natural World, where students engage with environmental literature.