Ruth Forman Explained

Ruth Forman
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	University of California, Berkeley

Ruth Forman is an American poet. Her content focuses on spirituality, love, challenge, and grace. She currently travels around the United States performing readings from her recent publication; Prayers Like Shoes, and her children's book; Young Cornrows Calling Out the Moon.

Life

She graduated from University of California, Berkeley, and University of Southern California film school.^[1]

She lives in Washington DC.^[2]

Awards

• 2001 Durfee Artist Fellowship to continue work on Mama John, her first novel
• 1999 Pen Oakland Josephine Miles Award for Poetry.
• 1992 Barnard Women Poets Prize

Works

Poetry

• "Poetry Should Ride the Bus", David Knecht
• Book: Prayers Like Shoes . Whit Press. 2009. 978-0-9720205-8-9 .
• Book: Renaissance . Beacon Press. 1998. 978-0-8070-6840-3 .
• Book: We Are the Young Magicians . Beacon Press . 1993 . 978-0-8070-6820-5 . registration .

Juvenile

• Book: Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon. registration. Ruth Foreman poet.. Ruth Forman . Cbabi Bayoc (illustrations). Children's Book Press. 2007. 978-0-89239-218-6 .

Anthologies

• Book: 360, a revolution of Black poets. Kalamu ya Salaam. Black Words. 1998. 978-0-7394-1585-6 .
• Book: American poetry: the next generation. registration. Gerald Costanzo . Jim Daniels. Carnegie Mellon University Press. 2000. 978-0-88748-343-1 .
• Book: Between Water and Song:New Poets for the Twenty-First Century. 2010 . Norman Minnick . White Pine Press. 978-1-935210-07-8.

External links

• "Poet Ruth Forman Reads from 'Callin out the Moon'", NPR

Notes and References

1. Web site: Feb 15: Ruth Forman at Poetry For The People . poetryforthepeople.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060708174116/http://poetryforthepeople.org/feb-15-ruth-forman/ . 2006-07-08.
2. Web site: Ruth Forman. Poets & Writers. July 24, 2009.