Julie Joosten


Julie Joosten is an American-Canadian poet. Her debut collection, Light Light, was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2014 Governor General's Awards, the 2014 Gerald Lampert Award and the 2014 Goldie Award from the Golden Crown Literary Society.
Originally from Marietta, Georgia, she is a graduate of Williams College, Oxford University, the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop and Cornell University. She is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.