Background
Judith Johnson was born on October 3, 1936 in New York City, in the family of Edgar and Eleanor (Kraus) Johnson.
Judith Johnson was born on October 3, 1936 in New York City, in the family of Edgar and Eleanor (Kraus) Johnson.
She graduated from Barnard College cum laude. She studied at Columbia University, Radcliffe College, and the Juilliard School of Music.
She teaches at State University of New York at Albany. She was President of the Board of Association of Writers & Writing Programs, and President of the Poetry Society of America. She edited 13th Moon, and published The Little Magazine.
Her work appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Chelsea, Harper's, Ms., New York Times, Nimrod, Playboy. Her intermedia installation / performance piece, "Friedrich Liebermann, American Artist," has been widely exhibited, and is now being developed as a multi-media cd-rom novel. Her play manuscript "Belisa's Love" is in the Princeton University archives.
Member Associated Writing Programs (executive board 1994-1997, president 1995-1996), Poetry Society of America (executive board 1973-1975, president 1975-1978, chairman executive committee 1979-1980, president emeritus 1980-1984, diploma of Membership of the Imperial College of Science and Technology. Poetry prize 1992).
Married James T. Sherwin, June 21, 1955 (divorced 1985). Children: Miranda, Alison Dale, Galen Leigh.