Gladys Cardiff

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Gladys Cardiff (born 1942) is a poet and academic, with interests in Native American, African-American and American literature. She was an associate professor at Oakland University from 1999 to 2013.

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Early life

Cardiff was born in Browning, Montana. [1] [2] She is of Irish and Welsh descent on her mother's side, and she is descended from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on her father's side. [3] She makes use of her cultural heritage in her work, referencing especially Cherokee place names in her poetry. [4]

She attended the University of Washington, where she studied with Theodore Roethke. [1]

Published works

Cardiff won the 1976 Washington State Governor's Award for her first book of poetry, To Frighten a Storm. [1] She published A Bare Unpainted Table in 1999. [4] She received awards from the Seattle Arts Commission in 1985 and 1986. [1] "In 1988 she was a co-recipient of the University of Washington's Louisa Kerns Award for literary endeavors." [5] Her poetry has been featured by The Poetry Foundation. [6]

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References

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