Karen Snow

Karen Snow
Occupation	Poet
Nationality	American
Notable awards	Walt Whitman Award (1978)

Karen Snow is an American poet. Her work has appeared in the Beloit Poetry Journal, ^[1] Chowder Review, ^[2] Montserrat Review, ^{[3] [4]} Heartland, Michigan Quarterly Review , Lake Superior Review, ANON, Prairie Schooner , and the North American Review . Karen Snow is a pseudonym. ^[5]

Awards and honours

In 1978, Snow received the Walt Whitman Award for her book Wonders. ^[5] This prize was awarded annually to a poet who had not previously published poetry in a book. ^[5] Snow was 54 at the time of the award. ^[5]

Works

Poetry

• "Afterglow". Beloit Poetry Journal. 22. 1971. ^[6]
• "Grit". Beloit Poetry Journal. 24. Fall 1973. ^[7]
• "Clover". Beloit Poetry Journal. 29. Fall 1978. ^[8]
• "Retirement". Beloit Poetry Journal. 30. Summer 1980. ^[9]
• "Hare". Beloit Poetry Journal. 42. Spring 1992. ^[10]
• Wonders. Viking Press. 1980. ISBN   978-0-670-77917-8.
• Outsiders. Countryman Press. 1984. ISBN   978-0-88150-011-0.

Novel

• Willo. Street Fiction Press. 1976. re-issued in 1981 by Pinnacle Books.

Anthologies

• Thomas, Harry; Lavine, Steven (1981). The Hopwood Anthology . University of Michigan Press. ISBN   978-0-472-09328-1. Karen Snow poet.
• Steve Kowit, ed. (1988). The Maverick poets. Gorilla Press.
• Robert Penn Warren, ed. (1984). Fifty years of American poetry. Academy of American Poets.

Juvenile collection

• Karen Snow, ed. (1995). Prairie dog dreams : a collection of poems. Illustrator Abraham Jones (ill). Wooded Hill Productions. ISBN   978-1-886635-00-5.
• Sigmund A. Boloz, Karen Snow (1996). The Learning Never Stops: A Collection of Poems. Illustrators Antoinette C. Boloz, Abraham Jones. Wooded Hill Productions. ISBN   978-1-886635-10-4.
• Sigmund A. Boloz (1997). Karen Snow (ed.). The Distance Across One's Heart: Poetry for the Writer. Illustrator Abraham Jones. Wooded Hill Productions. ISBN   978-1-886635-12-8.

References

1. "Author Index". Beloit Poetry Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
2. The Chowder Review. s.n. 1979-01-01.
3. "Contributors". The Montserrat Review. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
4. "The Montserrat Review". The Montserrat Review. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
5. Lask, Thomas (April 14, 1978). "Publishing: Award For 'New' Poet, 54". The New York Times. p. 24. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
6. "Afterglow" (PDF). Beloit Poetry Journal. 22. 1971. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
7. "Grit" (PDF). Beloit Poetry Journal. 24. Fall 1973.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. "Clover" (PDF). Beloit Poetry Journal. 29. Fall 1978.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. "Retirement" (PDF). Beloit Poetry Journal. 30. Summer 1980.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. "Hare" (PDF). Beloit Poetry Journal. 42. Spring 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2009-06-18.