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]
Colleen J. McElroy | |
|---|---|
| Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2023 (aged 88) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University |
| Notable works | Sidewalk Games |
| Notable awards | American Book Award |
Life
editShe graduated from Kansas State University (1958) and from the University of Washington with a Ph.D. (1973).[1][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
edit- 1978 awarded the NEA Creative Writing Fellowship for Poetry[1]
- 1985 American Book Award[1]
- 1988 Fulbright Creative Writing Fellowship, which took her to Yugoslavia[1]
- 1991 awarded the NEA Creative Writing Fellowship for Fiction[1]
- 1992 DuPont Distinguished Scholar in Residence[1]
- 1991 Rockefeller Fellowship to the Bellagio Center in Lake Como, Italy[1]
- 1993 Fulbright Creative Writing Fellowship, which took her to Madagascar.[1]
Works
editPoetry
edit- Sidewalk Games'[9]
- Webs and Weeds[10]
- Out Here Even Crows Commit Suicide[11]
- Lothar's Wife[12]
- Sleeping with the moon: poems[13]
- Travelling music[14]
- Bone Flames: Poems[15]
- Music from home: selected poems[16]
Memoirs
editShort stories
edit- Driving under the cardboard pines and other stories[19]
- Jesus and Fat Tuesday: and other short stories[20]
Anthologies
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Who's Who Among African Americans". Biography in Context. Gale. 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Page, Yolanda Williams (2007). Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers, Yolanda Williams Page. Abc-Clio. ISBN 9780313334290. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "Readings and Lectures: Colleen McElroy | English | University of Portland". College.up.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "University Press of New England | Redirect Page". Upne.com. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "Colleen J. McElroy". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "History & Mission". The Seattle Review. University of Washington. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "Colleen J. McElroy | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". Pw.org. June 9, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ Yoon-Hendricks, Alexandra (January 1, 2024). "Colleen McElroy, renowned poet and UW's first full-time Black female faculty member, dies". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Trueblood, Valerie. "Sidewalk Games by Colleen J. McElroy". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ Trueblood, Valerie. "Webs and Weeds by Colleen J. McElroy". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ Trueblood, Valerie. "Out Here Even Crows Commit Suicide by Colleen J. McElroy". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ Trueblood, Valerie. "Lothar's Wife by Colleen J. McElroy". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ Sleeping with the moon: poems. University of Illinois Press. 2007. ISBN 978-0-252-07476-9.
- ^ Travelling music. Story Line Press. 1998. ISBN 978-1-885266-65-1.
- What madness brought me here: new and selected poems, 1968-1988. Wesleyan University Press. 1990. ISBN 978-0-8195-1188-1.
- ^ Bone Flames: Poems. University Press of New England. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8195-5172-6.
- Queen of the Ebony Isles. Wesleyan University Press. 1984. ISBN 978-0-8195-6101-5.
- ^ Music from home: selected poems. Southern Illinois University Press. 1976. ISBN 978-0-8093-0774-6.
- ^ A Long Way from St. Louie. Coffee House Press. 1997. ISBN 978-1-56689-059-5. (travel memoirs)
- ^ Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar. University of Washington Press. 2001. ISBN 978-0-295-98115-4. (field notes and translations of Malagasy poems and stories).
- ^ Driving under the cardboard pines and other stories. Creative Arts Book Co. 1990. ISBN 978-0-88739-073-9.
- ^ Jesus and Fat Tuesday: and other short stories. Creative Arts Book Co. 1987. ISBN 978-0-88739-023-4.
- ^ Robert Hass; David Lehman, eds. (August 21, 2001). Best American Poetry 2001. Scribner. ISBN 978-0-7432-0384-5.
- ^ Arnold Rampersad, Hilary Herbold, ed. (October 1, 2005). Oxford Anthology of African American Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512563-4.
- ^ "While Poets Are Watching". Ploughshares. Spring 1981.
- ^ "Caution: This Woman Brakes for Memories". Ploughshares. Spring 1993.
- ^ "Paris Subway Tango". Ploughshares. Spring 1993.
- ^ "Crossing the Rubicon at Seventy". Ploughshares. Winter 2007–08.
- ^ "Furlough". Ploughshares. Winter 2007–08.
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