Each year, the Holloway Series is curated by on
faculty member and one graduate student from the
Berkeley English Department. For a list of past
curators of the Holloway Series in Poetry, Click Here.
Lyn Hejinian is a poet, essayist, translator and
publisher. She teaches at UC Berkeley, and has
lectured in Russia and around Europe. She has
published over 14 books of poetry, including the
groundbreaking My Life (1987), along with numerous
books of essays and translations. She was the
editor of Tuumba Press (1976-84), Poetics Journal
(1981-99), and is currently the co-editor of Atelos
Press, which publishes works involving
collaborations between poets and other artists.
Hejinan herself has worked on number of
collaborative projects with painters, musicians,
and filmmakers. She lives in Berkeley with her
husband the composer/musician Larrry Ochs.
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Hillary Gravendyk is a PhD student in literature at
UC Berkeley, writing her dissertation on 19th and
20th century American literature. She is the 2006
recipient of the Eisner Prize in Poetry, and her
poetry has recently appeared or is forthcoming in
The Colorado Review, 1913: A journal of forms,
Fourteen Hills, The Bellingham Review, and other
publications. In addition to co-curating this
series, she is also involved in organizing Poems
Against War, sponsored by the Berkeley Architecture
department. She enjoys working with undergradautes,
and is currently teaching an introductory verse
writing course at Berkeley. Originally from the
Northwest, she and her husband now live in Oakland.
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Lyn Hejinian
Holloway Curator 2000-06
Hillary
Gravendyk
Holloway
Co-Curator 2006-07