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Linda Hogan (writer)

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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

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]

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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