Rosalie Moore
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Rosalie Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1910 |
| Died | June 18, 2001 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Genre | poetry |
| Notable works | The Grasshopper's Man and Other Poems |
Rosalie Moore (October 8, 1910 in Oakland, California – June 18, 2001 in Petaluma, California) was an American poet.
She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley magna cum laude with a B.A. in 1932; with an MA in 1934.
Career
From 1935 to 1937 she worked for radio station KLX, and then the Census Bureau. In 1937, she attended the poetry-writing classes of Lawrence Hart.
She joined the group of poets known as the Activists.[1][2]
From 1965 to 1976, she taught at the College of Marin. Kay Ryan was her student.[3] Her work has been published in Accent, Furioso, The New Yorker,[4] and Saturday Review. Her papers are held at University of Oregon library.[5]
Personal life
She married William L. Brown in 1942; they had three daughters.[citation needed]
Awards
- 1938 University of Chicago's Charles H. Sergel award for poetic drama with her play The Boar
- 1943 Albert Bender Award in literature
- 1949 Yale Series Younger Poet Award for The Grasshopper's Man (originally titled "Journeys Toward Center")
- 1950, 1951 Guggenheim Fellowships [6]
