Mary Leader
American poet (born 1948)
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Mary Leader (born January 9, 1948) is an American poet and lawyer.
BornJanuary 9, 1948
Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation
- Poet
- lawyer
EducationOklahoma State University
University of Oklahoma (BA, JD)
Warren Wilson College (MFA)
Brandeis University (PhD)
University of Oklahoma (BA, JD)
Warren Wilson College (MFA)
Brandeis University (PhD)
ParentsJoe Hauser Privett
Katherine Jo Haddox
Katherine Jo Haddox
Mary Leader | |
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| Born | January 9, 1948 Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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| Education | Oklahoma State University University of Oklahoma (BA, JD) Warren Wilson College (MFA) Brandeis University (PhD) |
| Parents | Joe Hauser Privett Katherine Jo Haddox |
Life
Mary Leader was born on January 9, 1948, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, to Katherine Jo (Haddox) Privett, a poet, and Joe Hauser Privett, a clothing merchant.
Awards
- Emory University Creative Writing Fellowship
- National Poetry Series
- Chad Walsh Poetry Prize
- Iowa Poetry Prize
Books
- Red Signature, Graywolf Press. ISBN 978-1-55597-255-1
- The Penultimate Suitor, University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-0-87745-748-4
- Beyond the Fire, Shearsman Books. ISBN 978-1-84861-122-1
- She Lives There Still, Shearsman Books. ISBN 978-1-84861-584-7
- The Distaff Side, Shearman Books. ISBN 978-1-84861-806-0
Education
- Attended Oklahoma State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Oklahoma University
- Juris Doctor, Oklahoma University
- Master of Fine Arts, MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College
- Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University
Career
- Assistant Oklahoma Attorney General
- Legal Assistant, Oklahoma Court of Appeals
- Referee, Oklahoma Supreme Court
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
- Associate Professor, University of Memphis
- Full Professor, Purdue University
External links
- Shearsman Books http://www.shearsman.com/store/Leader-Mary-c28271805
- Writer's Almanac https://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php%3Fdate=1999%252F04%252F05.html
- "Girl at Sewing Machine", Emory University http://english.emory.edu/classes/paintings&poems/sewing.html
- "For the Love Gerald Finzi", Beloit Poetry Journal https://www.bpj.org/works/v66n3-4p037-for-the-love-of-gerald-finzi-leader
- Conversation between Mary Leader and Mark Yakich featuring their mentor-mentee collaboration, 12 x 12: Conversations in 21st-Century Poetry and Poetics (Eds. Christina Mengert and Joshua Marie Wilkinson)