Carol Muske-Dukes Explained
Carol Muske-Dukes (born 1945 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and professor, and the former poet laureate of California (2008–2011).[1] Her most recent book of poetry, Sparrow (Random House, 2003), chronicling the love and loss of Muske-Dukes’ late husband, actor David Dukes, was a National Book Award finalist.[2]
Life
Muske-Dukes grew up in Forest Lake, Minnesota. She received B.A. English from Creighton University in 1967, and her M.A. in 1970 from San Francisco State University.[3] She has taught in the graduate writing programs at Columbia University, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the University of California at Irvine, and the University of Virginia. She is one of the founding members of the USC PhD in Creative Writing & Literature, where she currently teaches.[4]
She has a daughter, Annie Muske-Dukes, who graduated from USC in May 2005, and she is the widow of actor David Dukes, who died in 2000.
In addition to her seven books of poetry, she has published four novels, the most recent of which, Channeling Mark Twain (2007), is about a woman poet who teaches poetry at a women's detention facility, just as the author herself did and the perspectives she gains from the poetry her students write.[5] Her work has appeared in Antaeus, Ploughshares,[6] Paris Review,[7] and The New Yorker.
Awards
Published works
Poetry collections
- Book: Camouflage: Poems. registration. University of Pittsburgh Press. 1975 . 9780822952596.
- Book: Skylight . registration . Doubleday. 1981 . 9780385170871 .
- Book: Wyndmere: Poems. University of Pittsburgh Press. 1985. 978-0-8229-3503-2 .
- Book: Applause. University of Pittsburgh Press. 1989. 978-0-8229-3613-8 .
- Book: Red Trousseau. Viking. 1993. 978-0-670-84508-8.
- Book: Octave Above Thunder: New and Selected Poems. Tandem Library. 1997. 978-1-4177-0418-7 .
- Book: Sparrow: Poems . Random House, Inc.. 2004. 978-0-8129-6748-7 .
- Twin Cities. Penguin Books. May 31, 2011
- Blue Rose. Penguin Books. April 3, 2018
Collaborative works
- Book: Rendezvous with Light: A Collection of Poetry and Photographs. Figueroa Press . 2006. 978-193280013-5.
Novels
- Book: Dear Digby. Viking. 1989. 978-0-670-82506-6 .
- Book: Saving St. Germ . Viking . 1993 . 978-0-670-84047-2 .
- Book: Life After Death: A Novel. Random House. 2001. 978-0-375-50515-7.
- Book: Channeling Mark Twain. Random House, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-8129-6749-4 .
Essay collections
Anthologies
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=5a5_Ii2R3qUC&q=Carol+Muske&pg=PA199. Oblique Muscle. Title The New Bread Loaf Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry . Michael Collier . Stanley Plumly. UPNE. 1999. 978-0-87451-950-1 .
- Book: The Best American Poetry 2001. David Lehman . Robert Hass. Scribner poetry. 2001. 978-0-7432-0383-8 .
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=LBD3cfm2_dcC&q=Carol+Muske&pg=PA52. Passport: A Manifesto . 180 more: extraordinary poems for every day . Billy Collins . Random House, Inc.. 2005. 978-0-8129-7296-2 .
- Book: American Alphabets: 25 Contemporary Poets . David Walker. Oberlin College Press. 2006. 978-0-932440-28-0 .
Sources
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.cac.ca.gov/programs/poetlaureate.php
- Web site: Johnson . Pamela J. . Carol Muske-Dukes Appointed California Poet Laureate : News : USC Dornsife . College.usc.edu . 2008-11-01 . 2015-12-01.
- Web site: Faculty Profile : USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences . College.usc.edu . 2011-04-22 . 2015-12-01.
- Web site: Carol Muske-Dukes | Academy of American Poets . Poets.org . 2015-12-01.
- Kaminski, Margot, 2007 "Prison Poets Give Teacher New Outlook", San Francisco Chronicle, July 15, pp. M1-2.
- Web site: Read By Author | Ploughshares . Pshares.org . 2015-12-01.
- http://www.parisreview.com/viewissue.php/prmIID/137
- http://www.gf.org/fellows/10486-carol-muske
