Nan Socolow, born in New York City, studied poetry at Connecticut College with William Meredith, U.S. Poet Laureate and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. At Princeton University, where she was the first Administrator of Rockefeller College, she studied advanced poetry with Theodore (Ted) Weiss, founder and publisher of Quarterly Review of Literature. In France, at the Sorbonne and Musée d'art Moderne, she studied contemporary French Literature and Art. In addition to serving as Director of Development at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., in the 1970s, Socolow worked in First Lady Rosalynn Carter's office at the White House planning for the Signing Ceremony and events for the First Arab-Israeli Peace Treaty, signed by President Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin in 1979. In the 1980s Socolow worked for the U.S. State Department and United States Information Agency. As a Language Services Officer, she accompanied foreign leaders on Fulbright Grants as they travelled throughout the U.S. in their fields of expertise and interest. In 1988, she moved to Cayman Brac, where she worked as a condominium manager, hotel administrator, and real estate agent while also pursuing writing, gardening, cooking, and life as an expat in a paradaisal place-in Hurricane Alley. Her beachfront home was destroyed by hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Paloma (2008) and she rebuilt the house twice. After 26 years she returned to the United States, settling into her current home in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she enjoys living in interesting times.
It will not take you long to read through Invasive Procedures; but I can guarantee you that you will want to reread it almost immediately after finishing it. Upon rereading, you will find Nan's deceptively light verse as enlightening and full of wisdom as you will be charmed, amused, and entertained by it. -- Jackson R. Bryer, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Maryland The haiku-like spareness of Nan Socolow's style evokes vivid imagery, fulfilling to perfection Wordsworth's poetic ideal of "emotion recollected in tranquility." -Sarah-Ann Smith, author, Trang Sen: A Novel of Vietnam Nan Socolow's words and music are original and powerful, image and sound playing between past and present, old age and youth, life and death, tragedy and comedy. She offers a delicious feast for readers, particularly those who like their sour with the sweet. --Kathrin Perutz, New York, NY Socolow reaches out ... and teaches us to pay attention. -- Joan Konner, Dean Emerita, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
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