Career
Penrose was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor"s in English and Master"s in English Literature. Penrose was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1960 but was brought to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the age of 2 and has lived there ever since.
Elizabeth Penrose is building a list of publications, including her poems in Star*Lincolnshire, Wicked Hollow and Pedestal Magazine.
She teaches a class in poetry reading and writing at a social service agency connected with University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers.