Fanny Howe is a poet, novelist, and short story writer, known for her experimental poetry. Currently, she is professor emerita of Writing and Literature at the University of California, San Diego.Howe's writing career began in 1963 with the publication of her first novel, "West Coast Nurse," published under a pseudonym. Her first book of poetry, "Eggs: Poems," was published in 1970. She received the 2009 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for her lifetime body of poetry.Howe has taught at Tufts University, Emerson College, Kenyon College, Columbia University, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgetown University.