Jeanetta Calhoun Mish Explained

Jeanetta Calhoun Mish
Birth Place:	Hobart, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genre:	Poetry

Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (born 1961) is an American poet and served as Oklahoma's twenty-first poet laureate.^[1]

Biography

Born in Hobart, Oklahoma, in 1961, Mish was educated at the University of Houston, the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, and the University of Oklahoma, where she earned her doctorate in 2009.^[2] She is a faculty member in the Red Earth MFA in creative writing at Oklahoma City University, which she also serves as program director.^[3] Mish is the founder and editor of Mongrel Empire Press, based in Norman, Oklahoma.^[4] She edited the 2011 anthology Ain't Nobody Can Sing like Me: New Oklahoma Writing which also features a poem by fellow Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown.^[5] She has taught writing workshops on family stories^[6] and poetry composition for teenagers.^[7] She has performed her poetry in many locations, including the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival,^[8] Tulsa Literary Festival,^[9] Oklahoma City University,^[10] and Oklahoma State University at Tulsa.^[11]

Awards

• 2002 Edda Poetry Chapbook Competition for Women for Tongue-Tied Woman^[12]
• 2010 Oklahoma Book Award for Work Is Love Made Visible
• 2010 National Cowboy & Western Museum’s Western Heritage Award for Work Is Love Made Visible
• 2010 WILLA Literary Award for Poetry for Work Is Love Made Visible^[12]
• Wrangler Award for Work Is Love Made Visible^[13]

Works

• Tongue-Tied Woman (Soulspeak, 2001)
• Work Is Love Made Visible (West End Press, 2009)
• Ain't Nobody That Can Sing like Me: New Oklahoma Writing, ed. (Mongrel Empire Press, 2010)
• Oklahomeland: Essays (Lamar University Press, 2015)
• What I Learned at the War (West End Press, 2016)

See also

• Poets Laureate of Oklahoma

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oklahoma Arts Council: Oklahoma State Poet Laureate. www.arts.ok.gov. en. 2018-10-16.
2. News: Oklahoma's poet laureate, Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, finds inspiration from home state. 2017-04-02. NewsOK.com. 2018-10-16. en-US.
3. Web site: Jeanetta Calhoun Mish - Oklahoma City University. www.okcu.edu. en-US. 2018-10-16.
4. News: Small Press Points: Mongrel Empire Press. 2014-08-20. Poets & Writers. 2018-10-16. en.
5. News: Andrews . Scott . Anthology sounds a lot like home . 26 October 2023 . Tulsa World . 26 June 2011.
6. News: Writing workshop at Library on March 31st . 27 October 2023 . The Daily Oklahoman . 20 March 2010.
7. News: Library to host teen events to promote healthy lifestyle . 27 October 2023 . The Daily Oklahoman . 28 March 2009.
8. News: Poet is featured guest at spoken word event . 27 October 2023 . The Daily Oklahoman . 20 January 2010.
9. News: Watts . James . Tulsa Lit Fest champions national, local talent . 27 October 2023 . Tulsa World . 15 April 2018.
10. News: Red earth writing program to present literary readings . 27 October 2023 . 19 June 2013.
11. News: Dust Bowl part of state history . 27 October 2023 . Tulsa World . 20 April 2018.
12. News: Poet to read at Norman Depot . 27 October 2023 . The Daily Oklahoman . 9 July 2016.
13. News: Poets to recite works on Thursday . 27 October 2023 . The Daily Oklahoman . 11 April 2018.