Person Detail: Penny Harter
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| Full Name: Penny Harter | ||
| Biography: Penny Harter has published sixteen books of poems, six in the last decade. Her work appears in numerous anthologies and magazines worldwide, and her autobiographical essay appears in Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series, Volume 28 (1998) as well as in Contemporary Authors, Volume 172 (1999). Her essays on the teaching of writing and related subjects have appeared in books ranging from The Alphabet of the Trees: A Guide to Nature Writing, The Teachers & Writers Guide to William Carlos Williams, The Teachers and Writers Guide to Classic American Literature (all published by Teachers & Writers, Inc., New York), to An Exaltation of Forms: Contemporary Poets Celebrate the Diversity of their Art edited by Annie Finch and Kathrine Varnes (University of Michigan, 2002). She has won awards from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and the Poetry Society of America. Most recently, John A. Murray, editor of American Nature Writing 2002 (Fulcrum Publishers), named Harter the first recipient of the William O. Douglas Nature Writing Award. She is well known for eliciting nature writing but also offers a broad range of workshops in writing poetry. After living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for over a decade, she and her husband, poet and translator Bill Higginson, moved back to New Jersey to be closer to family. A range of her work may be seen at her web site: http://penhart.home.att.net TITLES OF REPRESENTATIVE BOOKS: September 11, 2001, poetry broadside. PUBLISHER: From Here Press, available from the author. Buried in the Sky, poems. ISBN: 1-888809-29-9. PUBLISHER: La Alameda Press, available from the author. Lizard Light: Poems from the Earth, poems. ISBN: 1-890932-02-7. PUBLISHER: Sherman Asher Publishing, through book stores. Turtle Blessing, poems. ISBN: 1-888809-01-2. PUBLISHER: La Alameda Press, through book stores. Grandmother's Milk, poems. ISBN: 1-880286-23-8. PUBLISHER: Singular Speech Press, available from the author. Stages and Views, longer poems and haiku, preface by Prof. Makoto Ueda, Chairman of East Asian Studies, Stanford University. ISBN: 0-942668-42-1. PUBLISHER: Katydid Books, available from the author. Shadow Play: Night Haiku, illustrated collection of haiku for children. ISBN: 0-671-88396-8. PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, available from the author. |
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| Category: | Interstate | |
| Travel Range: | will consider anywhere in NY state and neighboring states | |
| Transportation: | car, train, bus, plane | |
| Dates Available: | generally plans 6 months in advance, but tighter scheduling can be arranged | |
| Fees: | Negotiable, but minimum fees are $100 for reading, $250 for workshop day, plus travel, lodging, and meals | |
| Contact Information: |
P.O. Box 1402 Summit NJ 07902 PH: 908-273-7170 Email: penhart@att.net Website (click here) |
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| Year: 1994 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County "Stages and Views" (Pub: Katydid Books ISBN: ) |
| Year: 1995 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County "Grandmother's Milk" (Pub: Singular Speech Press ISBN: ) |
| Year: 1996 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County "Turtle Blessing: Poems" (Pub: La Alameda Press ISBN: ) |
| Year: 2001 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County "Lizard Light: Poems from the Earth" (Pub: Sherman Asher Publishing ISBN: ) |
| Year: 2002 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County "Buried in the Sky" (Pub: La Alameda Press ISBN: ) |
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(Unknown) County "September 11, 2001: Poetry Broadside" (Pub: From Here Press ISBN: ) |
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(Unknown) County "Shadow Play: Night Haiku" (Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: ) |
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