Cynthia Macdonald Explained

Cynthia Macdonald
Birth Name:Cynthia Lee Macdonald
Birth Date:2 February 1928
Children:Jennifer Macdonald

Cynthia Lee Macdonald (February 2, 1928 – August 3, 2015) was an American poet, educator, and psychoanalyst.[1]

Life

Macdonald was born in Manhattan to screenwriter Leonard Lee and his wife Dorothy Kiam.[2]

She earned a B.A. in English from Bennington College in 1950 and pursued studies in voice at the Mannes School of Music in 1951-1952.[3] She pursued a career in opera and concert singing from 1953-1966.[4] After changing her focus to poetry, Macdonald received a master's degree in writing and literature from Sarah Lawrence College.[5]

She went on to teach creative writing at Sarah Lawrence University and Johns Hopkins University.[6] She co-founded the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston with fellow poet Stanley Plumly in 1979. She was a member of the English Department at the University of Houston until her retirement in 2004,[7] receiving the Esther Farfel Award for faculty excellence.

Macdonald also worked as a psychoanalyst, having received a certification from the Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute in 1986. She specialized in working with people who had writer's block.[8]

She was a member of the board of directors of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs.[9]

She wrote the libretto for The Rehearsal (1978), an opera by Thomas Benjamin.

She was the mother of American artist Jennifer Macdonald.

Awards

Works

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cynthia MacDonald - Obituary - New York, NY. New York Times. August 16, 2015. December 2, 2015.
  2. News: Cynthia Macdonald, Poet Known for Humor and Ability to Shock, Dies at 87. Grimes. William. 2015-08-24. The New York Times. 2017-03-07. 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: Macdonald, Cynthia 1928- - Dictionary definition of Macdonald, Cynthia 1928- Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary. www.encyclopedia.com. en. 2017-03-07.
  4. Web site: Macdonald, Cynthia 1928- - Dictionary definition of Macdonald, Cynthia 1928- Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary. www.encyclopedia.com. en. 2017-03-07.
  5. News: Cynthia Macdonald, Poet Known for Humor and Ability to Shock, Dies at 87. Grimes. William. 2015-08-24. The New York Times. 2017-03-07. 0362-4331.
  6. News: Grimes. William. Cynthia Macdonald, Poet Known for Humor and Ability to Shock, Dies at 87. The New York Times. 25 August 2015 . 7 March 2017.
  7. News: Grimes. William. Cynthia Macdonald, Poet Known for Humor and Ability to Shock, Dies at 87. The New York Times. 25 August 2015 . 7 March 2017.
  8. News: Grimes. William. Cynthia Macdonald, Poet Known for Humor and Ability to Shock, Dies at 87. The New York Times. 25 August 2015 . 7 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Cynthia MacDonald -- 3rd Annual Literary Festival -- Old Dominion University -- Sept 29-30; Oct 1-2, 1980. odu.edu.
  10. Web site: Artful Dodge - Original Interviews - Cynthia Macdonald. www3.wooster.edu . https://web.archive.org/web/20100530163330/http://www3.wooster.edu/ArtfulDodge/interviews/macdonald.htm . May 30, 2010.
  11. Web site: NEA Literature Fellowships . March 2006 . 2009-11-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090612220201/http://www.nea.gov/pub/NEA_lit.pdf . 2009-06-12 . Nothing at website for "Cynthia MacDonald" per search there.
  12. Web site: Macdonald, Cynthia 1928- - Dictionary definition of Macdonald, Cynthia 1928- Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary. www.encyclopedia.com. en. 2017-03-07.
  13. Web site: Cynthia Macdonald . . 15 September 2022.
  14. Web site: Cynthia Macdonald-Folger Shakespeare Library. www.folger.edu . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527223105/http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=968 . May 27, 2010.

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