Debora Greger. Courtesy University of Florida.
| Debora Greger | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
Debora Greger (born August 16, 1949) is an award-winning American poet, academic, and visual artist.[1]
Life[]
Greger was born in Walsenburg, Colorado, the oldest of 7 children, and raised in Richland, Washington. She earned a B.A. from the University of Washington in 1971, and a M.F.A. fom the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1974.[1] She then went on to hold fellowships at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
She is a professor of English and creative writing at the University of Florida.[2]
Her poetry has been included in 6 volumes of The Best American Poetry, and she has exhibited her artwork at several galleries and museums across the country. Her work appeared in Paris Review, The Nation,[3] Poetry,[4] and The New Criterion.[5]
She lives in Gainesville, Florida and Cambridge, England with her life-partner, the poet and critic, William Logan.
Recognition[]
Billy Collins included her poem, "The Poetry of Bad Weather," in his 2003 anthology, Poetry 180..[6]
Awards[]
- 2004: John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence, Centenary College
- 1996: Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, Finalist
- 1991: National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
- 1990: Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
- 1988: Brandeis University Poetry Award
- 1987: Academy of American Poets' Peter I.B. Lavan Award
- 1987: Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
- 1985: National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
- 1982: Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship
- 1979: "Discovery"/The Nation Poetry Prize
- 1977: Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Fellowship
- 1974: Grolier Prize in Poetry
Publications[]
- The William Morris Poem. Iowa City, IA: Volundhusar Press, 1973.
- Picture Postcards. Lisbon, IA: Penumbra Press, 1974.
- Cartography (chapbook). Lisbon, IA: Penumbra Press, 1980.
- Movable Islands: Poems. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1980.
- Normal Street: Illustrations and poems. Seattle, WA: Sea Pen Press, 1983.
- And: Poems. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1985.
- Blank Country: Poems. (chapbook). San Francisco: Meadow Press, 1985.
- The 1002nd Night. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1990.
- Off-Season at the Edge of the World: Poems. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1994.
- Desert Fathers, Uranium Daughters. New York; Penguin, 1996.
- God. New York: Penguin, 2001.
- Western Art. New York: Penguin, 2004.
- Men, Women, and Ghosts. New York: Penguin, 2008.
- By Herself. New York: Penguin, 2012.
P180-42-ThePoetryofBadWeather - Debora Greger
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[7]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Debora Greger, Poets.org, Academy of American Poets. Web, Oct. 1, 2015.
- ↑ Debora Greger, Department of English, University of Florida. Web, Oct. 1, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.thenation.com/node/22875
- ↑ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=28088
- ↑ http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/eve-in-the-fall-3809
- ↑ "The Poetry of Bad Weather," Poetry 180, Poetry and Literature, Library of Congress. Web, Sep. 17, 2016.
- ↑ Search results = au:Debora Greger, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Aug. 31, 2014.
External links[]
- Poems
- "The Poetry of Bad Weather" at Poetry 180
- "Eve in the Fall"
- Debora Greger profile & 3 poems at the Academy of American Poets.
- Debora Greger b. 1949 at the Poetry Foundation.
- Debora Greger at PoemHunter (2 poems)
- Audio / video
- Books
- Debora Greger at Amazon.com
- About
- Debora Greger at the University of Florida
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