Colleen J. McElroy
American poet (1935–2023)
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Colleen J. McElroy (October 31, 1935, in St. Louis, Missouri – December 12, 2023)[1] was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and memoirist.[2][3]
BornOctober 31, 1935
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedDecember 12, 2023 (aged 88)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
AlmamaterKansas State University
LanguageEnglish
Colleen J. McElroy | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1935 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2023 (aged 88) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Notable work | Sidewalk Games |
| Notable awards | American Book Award |
Life
She graduated from Kansas State University (1958) and from the University of Washington with a Ph.D. (1973).[1][4] She was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, where she was the first African-American woman to serve as a full-time faculty member. From 1995 to 2006, she edited The Seattle Review, first in the role of Poetry Editor, then as Editor-in-Chief.[5][6] She lived in Seattle, Washington,[7] until her death in December 2023.[8]
Awards
- 1978 awarded the NEA Creative Writing Fellowship for Poetry[1]
- 1985 American Book Award[1]
- 1988 Fulbright Creative Writing Fellowship, which took her to Yugoslavia[1]
- 1991 awarded the NEA Creative Writing Fellowship for Fiction[1]
- 1992 DuPont Distinguished Scholar in Residence[1]
- 1991 Rockefeller Fellowship to the Bellagio Center in Lake Como, Italy[1]
- 1993 Fulbright Creative Writing Fellowship, which took her to Madagascar.[1]
Works
Poetry
Poems
Poetry Collections
- Music From Home: selected poems[13]
- Winters Without Snow[14]
- Lie and Say You Love Me[15]
- Looking for a Country Under Its Original Name[16]
- Queen of the Ebony Isles[17]
- Bone Flames: Poems[18]
- What Madness Brought Me Here[19]
- Travelling Music[20]
- Sleeping with the Moon[21]
- Here I Throw Down My Heart[22]
- Blood Memory[23]
