Ellery Akers (born 1946) is an American writer and artist living on the Northern California Coast.[1] She is the author of three poetry collections: Swerve: Environmentalism, Feminism, and Resistance; Practicing the Truth and Knocking on the Earth,[2] as well as a children's novel, Sarah’s Waterfall.[3]
Ellery Akers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) San Francisco State University (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, artist |
| Relatives | Anthony B. Akers (father) Andra Akers (sister) John Russell Pope (grandfather) William Ellery |
Early life and education
editAkers is the daughter of Anthony B. Akers, an attorney and diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand during the Kennedy Administration.[4] Her maternal grandfather was architect John Russell Pope. Her sister, Andra Akers, was a character actress.[5] Akers is a distant relative of William Ellery, a jurist and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Ellery received a B.A. from Radcliffe College and an M.A. from San Francisco State University.[6][7]
Career
editAkers has won thirteen national writing awards, including the 2014 Autumn House Poetry Prize,[8] the John Masefield Award, the Poetry International Prize,[9] and Sierra magazine's Nature Writing Award. Her poetry has been featured on National Public Radio and American Life in Poetry and has appeared in such journals as The American Poetry Review,[10] New York Times Magazine and The Sun.[11]
She has taught writing at Cabrillo College, Humboldt State University, Skyline College, Squaw Valley Academy, and Foothill College.[12] She has also taught private poetry workshops. Among her honors are fellowships from the MacDowell Colony,[13] Ucross Foundation,[14] and Headlands Center for the Arts.[15]
Works
edit- Swerve: Environmentalism, Feminism, and Resistance, Blue Light Press (January 24, 2020)
- Practicing the Truth, Autumn House Press, 2015 ISBN
- Sarah's Waterfall: A Healing Story About Sexual Abuse,Safer Society Press, 2009 ISBN
- Knocking on the Earth, Wesleyan University Press, 1989, ISBN
Anthologies
edit- The Place That Inhabits Us, Sixteen Rivers Press, 2010
- Short Takes: Model Essays for Composition, Elizabeth Penfield, Longman, 2006
- Inventions of Farewell: A Book of Elegies, Sandra M. Gilbert, Norton, 2001
- Stories From Where We Live: The California Coast, Sara St. Antoine, Milkweed,2001
- Intimate Nature: The Bond Between Women and Animals, Linda Hogan, Deena Metzger, and Brenda Peterson, Ballantine, 1998.
References
edit- ^ "Ah, Wilderness Is Paradise Enow". Harvard Crimson. Harvard University. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Knocking On Earth (Wesleyan New Poets). Wesleyan University Press. 1989. ISBN 0819511625.
- ^ "Sarah's Waterfall". Safer Society Press Bookstore. Safer Society Press. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Newsletter. 1976.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Andra Akers". Variety. 2002-04-16. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Ah, Wilderness Is Paradise Enow". Harvard Crimson. Harvard University. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Ellery Akers". Poetry Foundation. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Poetry". Autumn House Press. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Poetry International Prize". Poetry International. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "On Writing: Feeding The Lake". The American Poetry Review. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Akers, Ellery. "Long Distance: England". The Sun. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Turkovich, Marilyn. "Ellery Akers". Voices Education. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Index of MacDowell Fellows". MacDowell. The MacDowell Colony. Archived from the original on 2009-05-26. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Literature". Ucross Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Alumni Search". Headlands Center for the Arts. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
External links
edit- www.elleryakers.com
- www.elleryakersartist.com
- www.poetryfoundation.org
- www.voiceseducation.org