Katha pollitt biography templates

American poet, essayist and critic (born 1949)

Katha Pollitt (born October 14, 1949) is an American poet, essayist and critic.

She is the author of four essay collections and two books of poetry. Her writing focuses on political and social issues from a left-leaning perspective, including abortion, racism, welfare reform, feminism, and poverty.

Early life and education

Pollitt was born in Brooklyn Heights, New York.

Her father was a lawyer and her mother was an agent involved in real estate.^[1] Her parents encouraged Pollitt to pursue her interest in poetry.

Katha pollitt biography templates

Her father was Protestant and her mother was Jewish.^[2] Pollitt wrote extensively of her family in Learning to Drive, which is dedicated to her parents.

Pollitt earned a B.A. in philosophy from Radcliffe College in 1972 and an M.F.A.

in writing from Columbia University in 1975.^[3] During her time at Harvard, she was involved with Students for a Democratic Society and too