Colleen J. McElroy explained

Colleen J. McElroy
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Language:English
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Kansas State University
Notableworks:Sidewalk Games
Awards:American Book Award

Colleen J. McElroy (October 31, 1935, in St. Louis, Missouri – December 12, 2023)[1] was an American poet, short story writer, editor, memoirist.[2] [3]

Life

She graduated from Kansas State University (1958) and from the University of Washington with a Ph.D. (1973).[4] She was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, where she was the first African-American woman to serve as a full-time faculty member. From 1995 to 2006, she edited The Seattle Review, first in the role of Poetry Editor, then as Editor-in-Chief.[5] [6] She lived in Seattle, Washington,[7] until her death in December 2023.[8]

Awards

Works

Poetry

Memoirs

Short stories

Anthologies

Ploughshares

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who's Who Among African Americans. 2011. January 27, 2016. Biography in Context. Gale.
  2. Book: Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers, Yolanda Williams Page . 2013-10-18. 9780313334290 . Page . Yolanda Williams . 2007 .
  3. Web site: Readings and Lectures: Colleen McElroy | English | University of Portland . College.up.edu . 2013-10-18.
  4. Web site: University Press of New England | Redirect Page . Upne.com . 2013-10-18.
  5. Web site: Colleen J. McElroy. The Poetry Foundation. January 2, 2024.
  6. Web site: History & Mission. The Seattle Review. University of Washington. January 2, 2024.
  7. Web site: Colleen J. McElroy | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers . Pw.org . 2008-06-09 . 2013-10-18.
  8. News: Alexandra . Yoon-Hendricks . 2024-01-01 . Colleen McElroy, renowned poet and UW's first full-time Black female faculty member, dies . 2024-01-01 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
  9. Web site: Trueblood . Valerie . Sidewalk Games by Colleen J. McElroy . The Poetry Foundation . 2013-10-18.
  10. Web site: Trueblood . Valerie . Webs and Weeds by Colleen J. McElroy . The Poetry Foundation . 2013-10-18.
  11. Web site: Trueblood . Valerie . Out Here Even Crows Commit Suicide by Colleen J. McElroy . The Poetry Foundation . 2013-10-18.
  12. Web site: Trueblood . Valerie . Lothar's Wife by Colleen J. McElroy . The Poetry Foundation . 2013-10-18.
  13. Book: Sleeping with the moon: poems. University of Illinois Press. 2007. 978-0-252-07476-9 .
  14. Book: Travelling music. Story Line Press. 1998. 978-1-885266-65-1 .
  15. Book: Bone Flames: Poems. University Press of New England. 1987. 978-0-8195-5172-6 .
  16. Book: Music from home: selected poems. Southern Illinois University Press. 1976. 978-0-8093-0774-6.
  17. Book: A Long Way from St. Louie . Coffee House Press . 1997 . 978-1-56689-059-5 . (travel memoirs)
  18. Book: Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar. University of Washington Press. 2001. 978-0-295-98115-4 . (field notes and translations of Malagasy poems and stories).
  19. Book: Driving under the cardboard pines and other stories. Creative Arts Book Co.. 1990. 978-0-88739-073-9 .
  20. Book: Jesus and Fat Tuesday: and other short stories. Creative Arts Book Co.. 1987. 978-0-88739-023-4 .
  21. Book: Best American Poetry 2001. Scribner . August 21, 2001. 978-0-7432-0384-5 . Robert Hass . David Lehman .
  22. Book: Oxford Anthology of African American Literature. Arnold Rampersad, Hilary Herbold. Oxford University Press. October 1, 2005. 978-0-19-512563-4.
  23. While Poets Are Watching. Ploughshares. Spring 1981 .
  24. Caution: This Woman Brakes for Memories . Ploughshares. Spring 1993 .
  25. Paris Subway Tango . Ploughshares. Spring 1993 .
  26. Crossing the Rubicon at Seventy. Ploughshares. Winter 2007–08 .
  27. Furlough. Ploughshares. Winter 2007–08 .