Sandra McPherson

Sandra McPherson (born August 2, 1943) is an American poet.

Born in San Jose, California, McPherson received her B.A. at San Jose State University, and studied at the University of Washington, with Elizabeth Bishop and David Wagoner.

She has taught at the Iowa Writer's Workshop, the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, and the Art of the Wild Conference. She is a Professor Emerita at the University of California at Davis.

Publications

 * Elegies for the Hot Season, Indiana University Press (Bloomington), 1970
 * Radiation, Ecco Press (New York City), 1973.
 * The Year of Our Birth, Ecco Press, 1978.
 * Sensing, Meadow Press (San Francisco), 1980.
 * Patron Happiness, Ecco Press, 1983.
 * Pheasant Flower, Owl Creek Press (Missoula, MT), 1985.
 * Floralia, illustrations by Claire Van Vliet, Janus Press (Portland, OR), 1985.
 * Responsibility for Blue, Trilobite Press (Denton, TX), 1985.
 * At the Grave of Hazel Hall, Ives Street Press (Sweden, ME), 1988.
 * Streamers, Ecco Press, 1988.
 * Designating Duet, Janus Press (West Burke, VT), 1989.
 * The God of Indeterminacy, University of Illinois Press, 1993.
 * Edge Effect: Trails and Portrayals, University Press of New England (Hanover, NH), 1996.
 * The Spaces between Birds: Mother/Daughter Poems, 1967–1995, University Press of New England, 1996.
 * Beauty in Use, Janus Press, 1997.

Editor

 * Journey from Essex: Poems for John Clare, Graywolf Press (Port Townsend, WA), 1981.
 * The Pushcart Prize XIV: Best of the Small Presses, 1989-90, (with Bill Henderson and Laura Jensen), Pushcart Press (Wainscott, NY), 1989.

Recognition

 * Ingram Merrill Foundation grants
 * National Endowment of the Arts fellowships
 * Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
 * American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters award