Ellen Kort
Ellen Kort was an American poet, named the first Poet Laureate of Wisconsin in 2000 by Governor Tommy Thompson. She held the position until 2004. Ellen died April 21, 2015 at age 79.
Biography[]
She wrote 11 books and 8 collections of poetry. As of 2011, Kort resided in Appleton, Wisconsin, where she was the Director of Writing Services for an advertising agency. Kort also taught poetry at Renaissance School for the Arts, a public charter high school, in Appleton.
Awards[]
- Pablo Neruda Literary Prize for Poetry
- Columbia Pacific Review Poetry Award
- Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Poetry Award
- Wisconsin Regional Writers' Jade Ring Award
- Bard's Chair for Poetry
See also[]
- Smith, Bart (2008). Along Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail. The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 104. ISBN 0-299-22664-6., contains various Ellen Kort poems.
References[]
- http://www.foxcitiesbookfestival.org/author/2010/ellen-kort[permanent dead link]
- https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/poets/wisconsin.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110902122118/http://wipoetlaureate.wi.gov/section.asp?linkid=1456&locid=161
- http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postcrescent/obituary.aspx?pid=174687919
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