Alice Anderson (writer)
Alice Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable awards | Elmer Holmes Bobst Award |
Alice Anderson (born 1966) is an American poet. She is particularly known for her collection, Human Nature.[1]
Biography[]
Alice Anderson was born May 20, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She spent her childhood in California and Mississippi.[2] Anderson's work deals with issues that have impacted her life: family violence, intimate partner violence, and traumatic brain injury.[1]
Anderson was living in Ocean Springs, Mississippi when Hurricane Katrina hit.[3]
Anderson took a classes at California State University, Sacramento, receiving a BA in English.[4] As an undergrad Anderson worked with the poet Dennis Schmitz who encouraged her to go to graduate school.[1]
She received an MFA in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College.[5]
Anderson's, multi-genre, oeuvre explores using language to reveal universal illuminations that arise from suffering.[4]
Awards[]
- 1994 Sarah Lawrence Poetry Prize[8]
Works[]
- Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away: A Memoir (St. Martin's Press, 2017)[9]
- The Watermark (Eyewear Publishing, 2016)[10]
- Human Nature (NYU Press, 1994)[11]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Korbel, Marissa. "Finding the Finally: Alice Anderson discusses Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away". The Rumpus. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Authors: Alice Anderson". AGNI. Boston University. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Review of Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away by Anderson. Alice". Booklist Review. American Library Association. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Anderson, Alice (1994). Human Nature (pbk. ed.). New York University Press. p. back cover. ISBN 0814706339.
- ^ "Broadcast in Poetry: Alice Anderson". The Jane Crown Show. BlogTalkRadio, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Gallagher, Kaia. "Book Review: Alice Anderson's "Some Bright Morning I'll Fly Away"". Coachella Review. University of California, Riverside-Palm Desert. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Gunn, Ryan. "Keepsake Serande". Tupelo Quarterly. Tupelo Press. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ McFadyen-Ketchum, Andrew. "Anderson - Bio". Poem of the Week. POW. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Alice (2017). Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away: A Memoir. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1250094964.
- ^ Anderson, Alice (2016). The Watermark. Eyewear Publishing. ISBN 978-1911335207.
- ^ Anderson, Alice (1994). Human Nature. NYU Press. ISBN 0814706339. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
External links[]
- The Reading Life With Alice Anderson on New Orleans Public Radio
- 21st-century American poets
- 20th-century American poets
- 21st-century American women writers
- 20th-century American women writers
- American women poets
- Writers from Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Poets from Oklahoma
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Sarah Lawrence College alumni
- California State University, Sacramento alumni