Connie Wanek

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Connie Wanek
Born (1952-06-01) June 1, 1952 (age 70)
Madison, Wisconsin
Occupation Poet
Years active1997–present

Connie Wanek (born June 1, 1952) is an American poet.

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Life

She was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In 1989, she moved with her family to Duluth, Minnesota. She now divides her time between Minnesota and New Mexico. [1] [2]

Her work appeared in Poetry, The Atlantic Monthly, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Quarterly West, Poetry East, Prairie Schooner, [3] and Missouri Review. [4]

She has published four books of poetry, one book of short prose, and served as co-editor (with Joyce Sutphen and Thom Tammaro) of the comprehensive historical anthology of Minnesota women poets, called To Sing Along the Way (New Rivers Press, 2006). Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States (2004–2006), named her a Witter Bynner Fellow of the Library of Congress for 2006.

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References

  1. "Connie Wanek". www.conniewanek.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  2. "Connie Wanek Poems, Biography and Quotes - by American Poems". www.americanpoems.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  3. The Prairie Schooner. 1979-01-01.
  4. The Missouri Review. Department of English of University of Missouri--Columbia. 2000-01-01.