Portrait of My Body (essays), Anchor (New York, NY), 1996. (Editor) The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present, Anchor (New York, NY), 1994. The Rug Merchant (novel), Viking (New York, NY), 1987, Penguin (New York, NY), 1988.Īgainst Joie de Vivre (essays), Poseidon (New York, NY), 1989. (Editor and contributor) Journal of a Living Experiment: A Documentary History of the First 10 Years of Teachers and Writers Collaborative, Teachers and Writers (New York, NY), 1979.īachelorhood: Tales of the Metropolis (essays), Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1981, Poseidon (New York, NY), 1989. The Daily Round: New Poems, Sun (New York, NY), 1976.Ĭonfessions of Summer (novel), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1979. The Eyes Don't Always Want to Stay Open: Poems and a Japanese Tale, Sun (New York, NY), 1972, 2nd edition, 1976.īeing with Children (nonfiction), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1975, Poseidon (New York, NY), 1989. In Coyoacan (novella), Swollen Magpie Press (Putnam Valley, NY), 1971. 1981, for Bachelorhood Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, 1988. MEMBER:Ĭhristopher Society Medal, 1975, for Being with Children New York State Creative Artists' Public Service Grant, 1976 National Endowment for the Arts literary fellowships, 1978, 1985 best nonfiction book of the year award, Texas Institute of Letters, c. Judge for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, 1985, and the National Book Award in Fiction, 1990 selection committee member, New York Film Festival, 1988-91.

Teacher of creative writing with Teachers and Writers Collaborative program, in New York City Public Schools, 1968-80 freelance writer, 1960- also taught creative writing at University of Houston, Columbia University, Bennington College, and New School Hofstra University, Adams Chair. Education: Columbia University, B.A., 1964 Union Graduate School, Ph.D, 1979. Born November 16, 1943, in Jamaica, NY son of Albert Donald (a reporter) and Frances (an actress) Lopate married Carol Bergman, 1964 (divorced, 1969) married Cheryl Cipriani, 1990 children: (second marriage) Lily.

The Rug Merchant by Phillip Lopate