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Linda Hogan (writer)

Linda K. Hogan (née Henderson, born July 16, 1947) is an American poet, storyteller, academic, playwright, novelist, environmentalist and writer of short stories.[2] She previously served as the Chickasaw Nation's writer in residence.[3] Hogan is a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry.[4]

Linda Hogan
Hogan in 2007
Hogan in 2007
Born (1947-07-16) July 16, 1947 (age 77) [1]
Denver, Colorado, U.S.[1]
OccupationAuthor, professor[1]
EducationUniversity of Colorado, Colorado Springs (BA)
University of Colorado, Boulder (MA)
GenrePoetry
Years active1978–present
Children2
Website
LindaHoganWriter.com

Early life

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Linda Hogan was born July 16, 1947, in Denver, Colorado.[5] Her father, Charles C. Henderson, is a Chickasaw from a recognized historical family.[6] Her mother, Cleona Florine (Bower) Henderson was of white descent.[2] Linda's uncle, Wesley Henderson, helped form the White Buffalo Council in Denver during the 1950s,[7] to help other Native American people coming to the city because of The Relocation Act, which forcibly removed Indigenous peoples for work and other opportunities.

Career

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Hogan earned a Master of Arts (M. A.) degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1978.[8] She was a full professor of Creative Writing at the University of Colorado and then taught for two years in the university's Ethnic Studies Department.[9] She has been a speaker at the United Nations Forum [citation needed] and was a plenary speaker at the Environmental Literature Conference in Turkey in 2009. [citation needed] Her most recent teaching has been as Writer in Residence for The Chickasaw Nation for six years,[10] and a faculty position at the Indian Arts Institute in Santa Fe. [citation needed]

Hogan has worked across various genres, such as poetry, novel-length fiction, short fiction, and nature essays. She has also written nonfiction essays for environmental organizations like The Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Club.[11] In 2015, Hogan worked with Brenda Peterson on, Sightings, the Mysterious Journey of the Gray Whale for National Geographic books. She also wrote the script for the PBS documentary, Everything Has a Spirit, regarding Native American religious freedom.[12]

Personal life

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Hogan married Pat Hogan and has two children. [citation needed]

Awards and recognition

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Published works

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  • Calling Myself Home, Greenfield Review Press, 1978
  • A Piece of Moon, 1981
  • Daughters, I Love You, Research Center on Women, 1981
  • Eclipse, American Indian Studies Center, University of California, 1983, ISBN 978-0-935626-18-6
  • Seeing Through the Sun. University of Massachusetts Press. 1985. ISBN 978-0-87023-472-9. Linda Hogan.
  • Savings: Poems. Coffee House Press. 1988. ISBN 978-0-918273-41-3. Linda Hogan.
  • Mean Spirit, Atheneum, 1990, ISBN 978-0-689-12101-2
  • Red Clay: Poems and Stories, Greenfield Review Press, 1991, ISBN 978-0-912678-83-2
  • The book of medicines: poems, Coffee House Press, 1993, ISBN 978-1-56689-010-6
  • Solar Storms. Scribner. 1995. ISBN 978-0-684-81227-4.; Simon and Schuster, 1997, ISBN 978-0-684-82539-7
  • Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World. W.W. Norton. 1995. ISBN 978-0-393-03784-5.; Simon and Schuster, 1996, ISBN 978-0-684-83033-9
  • Power. W. W. Norton & Company. 1998. ISBN 978-0-393-04636-6.; W. W. Norton & Company, 1999, ISBN 978-0-393-31968-2
  • The Sweet Breathing of Plants: Women and the Green World, 2000; North Point Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-86547-559-5
  • The Woman Who Watches Over the World: A Native Memoir. W.W. Norton. 2001. ISBN 978-0-393-05018-9.; W. W. Norton & Company, 2002, ISBN 978-0-393-32305-4
  • Rounding the Human Corners: Poems, Coffee House Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-56689-210-0
  • People of the Whale: A Novel; W. W. Norton & Company, 2009, ISBN 978-0-393-33534-7
  • The Inner Journey: Views from Native Traditions (ed.) Morning Light Press, 2009, ISBN 978-1-59675-026-5
  • Indios, poems, Wings Press, 2012
  • Dark, Sweet: New and Selected Poems, Coffee House Press, 2014

Criticism

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  • Dennis, Helen M. Native American Literature: Towards a Spatialized Reading. London, Routledge 2006. pp. 61–85.

In Anthology

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  • Melissa Tuckey, ed. Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology. University of Georgia Press, 2018.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Linda Hogan." Native American Literature. Accessed October 28, 2016
  2. ^ a b Jennifer McClinton-Temple; Alan R. Velie (2007). Encyclopedia of American Indian literature. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8160-5656-9., p. 167.
  3. ^ "Dynamic Women of the Chickasaw Nation." Chickasaw Nation. 16 April 2009 (retrieved 17 Dec 2009)
  4. ^ "Linda Hogan".
  5. ^ Grove, Shari; Deroche, Celeste (2000). Benbow-Pfalzgraf, Taryn (ed.). American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Detroit, MI: Gale. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-55862-429-0.
  6. ^ "Obituaries - CHARLES COLBERT HENDERSON". The Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO). January 20, 2002. pp. METRO4.
  7. ^ "Linda Hogan". Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Linda Hogan, Author (MA 1978)". 27 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Linda Hogan". 5 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Linda Hogan". Chickasaw Press. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  11. ^ Cook, Barbara J., ed. (2003). From the center of tradition: critical perspectives on Linda Hogan. Boulder, Colo: Univ. Press of Colorado. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-87081-737-3.
  12. ^ "Everything has a spirit". WorldCat. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Linda K. Hogan - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  14. ^ Hogan, Linda. "Linda Hogan Biography". Linda Hogan Writer. lindahoganwriter.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  15. ^ "1993". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  16. ^ Chickasaw Hall of Fame Archived 2012-12-02 at the Wayback Machinedead link October 28, 2016
  17. ^ "Linda Hogan". Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. Accessed October 28, 2016
  18. ^ Hogan, Linda. "Linda Hogan". Linda Hogan Writer. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
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