Lee Ann Roripaugh - Bio

Lee Ann Roripaugh is the author of three volumes of poetry: On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year (Southern Illinois University Press, 2009), Year of the Snake (Southern Illinois University Press, 2004 - 2004 Association of Asian American Studies Book Award winner), and Beyond Heart Mountain (Penguin, 1999 - 1998 National Poetry Series selection). Lee is a Professor of English at The University of South Dakota, where she is the Director of Creative Writing, and Editor of South Dakota Review.