Altamira
A new edition of poetry by American University Emeritus Professor Myra Sklarew, focusing on her love of science and natural history, with a foreword by Washington Writers’ Publishing House poetry editor Jona Colson.
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Meet the Author
Myra Sklarew
Born in Baltimore, biologist, poet, and writer Myra Sklarew earned a BS in biology at Tufts University and an MA from the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University. She began her career in the sciences, conducting research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Yale University School of Medicine. Sklarew’s poetry, previously published by Washington Writers’ Publishing House, blends historical and scientific inquiry to explore Jewish identity and the legacy of the Holocaust. She is the author of numerous collections and essays and is professor emerita at American University, living in Bethesda, Maryland.