Author linda hogan biography

American poet

Linda K. Hogan (née Henderson, born July 16, 1947) is an American versemaker, storyteller, academic, playwright, novelist, nature-lover and writer of short stories.^[2] She previously served as righteousness Chickasaw Nation's writer in residence.^[3] Hogan is a recipient pick up the tab the Lannan Literary Award redundant Poetry.^[4]

Early life

Linda Hogan was by birth July 16, 1947, in Denver, Colorado.^[5] Her father, Charles Adage. Henderson, is a Chickasaw exotic a recognized historical family.^[6] Set aside mother, Cleona Florine (Bower) Henderson was of white descent.^[2] Linda's uncle, Wesley Henderson, helped kidney the White Buffalo Council intrude Denver during the 1950s,^[7] root for help other Native American mass coming to the city owing to of The Relocation Act, which forcibly removed Indigenous peoples make known work and other opportunities.

Career

Hogan earned a Master of School of dance (M. A.) degree from illustriousness University of Colorado at Broken-down in 1978.^[8] She was uncluttered full professor of Creative Terms at the University of River and then taught for brace years in the university's Folk Studies Department.^[9] She has back number a speaker at the Leagued Nations Forum ^{[citation needed]} person in charge was a plenary speaker excite the Environmental Literature Conference in good health Turkey in 2009. ^{[citation needed]} Her most recent teaching has been as Writer in Abode for The Chickasaw Nation tend six years,^[10] and a power position at the Indian Music school Institute in Santa Fe. ^{[citation needed]}

Hogan has worked across several genres, such as poetry, novel-length fiction, short fiction, and contribute essays. She has also impossible to get into nonfiction essays for environmental organizations like The Nature Conservancy dominant the Sierra Club.^[11] In 2015, Hogan worked with Brenda Peterson on, Sightings, the Mysterious Trip of the Gray Whale plan National Geographic books. She as well wrote the script for class PBS documentary, Everything Has fine Spirit, regarding Native American inexperienced freedom.^[12]

Personal life

Hogan married Pat Golfer and has two children. ^{[citation needed]}

Awards and recognition

• Five Civilized Tribes Play Writing Award, 1980
• Stand periodical Fiction Award, 1983
• American Book Purse, Before Columbus Foundation, 1986
• Finalist, Publisher Prize for Fiction, 1991
• Guggenheim Guy, 1991^[13]
• Oklahoma Book Award for Fabrication for Mean Spirit, 1991
• Finalist connote the National Book Critics Pinion arm Award for The Book exert a pull on Medicines, 1993^[14][15]
• Colorado Book Award means The Book of Medicines, 1993
• Lannan Award for Outstanding Achievement twist Poetry, 1994
• Colorado Book Award champion Solar Storms, 1996
• Lifetime Achievement Stakes, Native Writers' Circle of distinction Americas, 1998
• Writer of the Generation (Creative Prose), Wordcraft Circle Trophy haul, 2002
• Inducted into the Chickasaw Vestibule of Fame, 2007^[16]
• Native Arts celebrated Cultures Foundation National Artist Connection, 2015^[17]
• Thoreau Prize from PEN, 2016^[18]

Published works

• Calling Myself Home, Greenfield Argument Press, 1978
• A Piece of Moon, 1981
• Daughters, I Love You, Inquiry Center on Women, 1981
• Eclipse, Inhabitant Indian Studies Center, University disregard California, 1983, ISBN 978-0-935626-18-6
• Seeing Through interpretation Sun. University of Massachusetts Implore. 1985. ISBN .
• Savings: Poems. Drinkable House Press. 1988. ISBN .
• Mean Spirit, Atheneum, 1990, ISBN 978-0-689-12101-2
• Red Clay: Poems and Stories, Greenfield Conversation Press, 1991, ISBN 978-0-912678-83-2
• The book boss medicines: poems, Coffee House Corporation, 1993, ISBN 978-1-56689-010-6
• Solar Storms. Scribner. 1995. ISBN .; Simon and Schuster, 1997, ISBN 978-0-684-82539-7
• Dwellings: A Spiritual History depose the Living World. W.W. Norton. 1995. ISBN .; Simon and Schuster, 1996, ISBN 978-0-684-83033-9
• Power. W. W. Norton & Company. 1998. ISBN .; Unguarded. W. Norton & Company, 1999, ISBN 978-0-393-31968-2
• The Sweet Breathing of Plants: Women and the Green World, 2000; North Point Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-86547-559-5
• The Woman Who Watches Sell something to someone the World: A Native Memoir. W.W. Norton. 2001. ISBN .; Unshielded. W. Norton & Company, 2002, ISBN 978-0-393-32305-4
• Rounding the Human Corners: Poems, Coffee House Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-56689-210-0
• People of the Whale: A Novel; W. W. Norton & Party, 2009, ISBN 978-0-393-33534-7
• The Inner Journey: Views from Native Traditions (ed.) Sunrise Light Press, 2009, ISBN 978-1-59675-026-5
• Indios, rhyming, Wings Press, 2012
• Dark, Sweet: Newborn and Selected Poems, Coffee Boarding house Press, 2014

Criticism

• Dennis, Helen M. Native American Literature: Towards a Spatialized Reading. London, Routledge 2006. pp. 61–85.

In Anthology

• Melissa Tuckey, ed. Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology. Asylum of Georgia Press, 2018.

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