Alice Anderson (writer)

Alice Anderson
Born 1966
Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Occupation Poet
Language English
Nationality American
Alma mater Sarah Lawrence College
Genre Poetry
Notable awards Elmer Holmes Bobst Award

Alice Anderson (born 1966) is an American poet. She is particularly known for her collection, Human Nature.[1]

Life

Alice Anderson was born May 20, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She spent her childhood in California and Mississippi.[2] Anderson's work deals with issues that have impacted her life: family violence, intimate partner violence, and traumatic brain injury.[1]

Anderson was living in Ocean Springs, Mississippi when Hurricane Katrina hit.[3]

Education

Anderson took a classes at California State University, Sacramento, receiving a BA in English.[4] As an undergrad Anderson worked with the poet Dennis Schmitz who encouraged her to go to graduate school.[1]

She received an MFA in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College.[5]

Work

Anderson's, multi-genre, oeuvre explores using language to reveal universal illuminations that arise from suffering.[4]

Awards

List of works

Books

  • Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away: A Memoir (St. Martin's Press, 2017)[9]
  • The Watermark (Eyewear Publishing, 2016)[10]
  • Human Nature (NYU Press, 1994)[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Korbel, Marissa. "Finding the Finally: Alice Anderson discusses Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away". The Rumpus. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Authors: Alice Anderson". AGNI. Boston University. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Review of Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away by Anderson. Alice". Booklist Review. American Library Association. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 Anderson, Alice (1994). Human Nature (pbk. ed.). New York University Press. p. back cover. ISBN 0814706339.
  5. ↑ "Broadcast in Poetry: Alice Anderson". The Jane Crown Show. BlogTalkRadio, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Gallagher, Kaia. "Book Review: Alice Anderson's "Some Bright Morning I'll Fly Away"". Coachella Review. University of California, Riverside-Palm Desert. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Gunn, Ryan. "Keepsake Serande". Tupelo Quarterly. Tupelo Press. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  8. ↑ McFadyen-Ketchum, Andrew. "Anderson - Bio". Poem of the Week. POW. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Alice (2017). Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away: A Memoir. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 1250094968. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Anderson, Alice (2016). The Watermark. Eyewear Publishing. ISBN 1911335200. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  11. ↑ Anderson, Alice (1994). Human Nature. NYU Press. ISBN 0814706339. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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