Rogers, Pattiann, 1940-

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Birth 1940

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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.

From the description of Pattiann Rogers papers, 1977-2000 and undated. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 720640552

From the description of Pattiann Rogers papers, 1960-1999 and undated. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 696806391

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:

Rogers, Pattiann. Eating Bread and Honey.Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1997. Rogers, Pattiann. The Expectations of Light.Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1981. Rogers, Pattiann. Firekeeper: New and Selected Poems.Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1994. Rogers, Pattiann. Legendary Performance.Memphis, Tenn.: Ion Books/Racoon, 1987. Rogers, Pattiann. Splitting and Binding.Middletown, Conn.: Harper and Row, 1989. Rogers, Pattiann. The Tattooed Lady in the Garden.Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1986.

From the guide to the Pattiann Rogers Papers, R 5. 1., 1960-1999 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

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:

Rogers, Pattiann. Eating Bread and Honey.Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1997. Rogers, Pattiann. The Expectations of Light.Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1981. Rogers, Pattiann. Firekeeper: New and Selected Poems.Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1994. Rogers, Pattiann. Legendary Performance.Memphis, Tenn.: Ion Books/Racoon, 1987. Rogers, Pattiann. Splitting and Binding.Middletown, Conn.: Harper and Row, 1989. Rogers, Pattiann. The Tattooed Lady in the Garden.Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1986.

From the guide to the Pattiann Rogers Papers, R5. 2., 1977-2000, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

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  • American poetry
  • American poetry
  • Poets, American
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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  • Poetry
  • Women and literature
  • Women poets, American
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