Sheila E. Murphy

B. 1951
Sheila E. Murphy is a text and visual poet. Her recent books include American Ghazals (2012), Noun that I've Been Watching (2012), American Haibun (2012), the Daylight Sections (2011) and, with Douglas Barbour, Continuations (2007) and Continuations 2 (2012). She earned a BA from Nazareth College, an MA in English from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and a PhD in Educational Administration from Arizona State University.

Murphy has collaborated with many poets and artists, such as Douglas Barbour, Charles Alexander, K.S. Ernst, and mIEKAL aND. She cofounded and coordinated the poetry reading series for the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona.