Rogers, Pattiann, 1940-

Pattiann Rogers was born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1940. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 1961 and from the Univeristy of Houston, with a M.A. in creative writing, in 1981. Her first book, The Expectations of Light, was published in 1981. Rogers has received numerous literary awards, including NEA fellowships, Pushcart Prizes, awards from the Texas Institute of Letters and the Lannan Foundation. She lives in Colorado with her husband.

The papers spans most of Pattiann Rogers's career as a poet. She has published nine books of poetry and several chapbooks including recent works Dreams of the Marsh Wren (1999), Eating Bread and Honey (1997), The Expectations of Light, Splitting and Binding (1988), Geocentric (1993), and Firekeeper (1994). She has received two National Endowment of the Arts grants, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Lannan Poetry Fellowship. Awards include Tietjens Prize, the Hokin Prize, the Roethke Prize, and four Pushcart Prizes.

A list of her publications include:

The papers relate to Pattiann Rogers's career as a poet. She has published nine books of poetry and several chapbooks. She has received two National Endowment of the Arts grants, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Lannan Poetry Fellowship. Awards include Tietjens Prize, the Hokin Prize, the Roethke Prize, and four Pushcart Prizes.

A list of her publications include: