Authors and Illustrators Database

Terry M. Blackhawk

Born: 02/05/1945  Glendale
Parents: Ben A. and Marie W. Bohnhorst
Children: Ned
Address(es):
Permanent:
16215 Warwick
Detroit, MI 48219
USA
Contact Information:
Website: http://terrymblackhawk.com/
Email: [email protected]
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
The light between : poems
-  Made in Michigan writers series
Poetry Adult Detroit : Wayne State University Press 2012
The dropped hand Poetry Adult Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan : Marick Press 2007
Zero gravity : a citywide poets anthology
- Edited by Robert Fanning and Terry Blackhawk.
Michigan, Poetry Adult Detroit, MI : InsideOut Literary Arts Project 2006
Greatest hits, 1990-2003 / Terry Blackhawk. Poetry Adult Columbus, Ohio : Pudding House Publications 2004
Escape artist
- Winner of the 2002 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry.
Poetry Adult Kansas City, Mo. : BkMk Press 2003
Mixing It Up With Dickinson: Two High School Poetry Workshops Poetry Adult Teachers & Writers Collaborative, NY. 2002
Anthology of Ohio Poetry
- Poem in anthology
Poetry Adult University of Akron Press 2002
Anthology of Detroit Poets
- Poem in anthology
Poetry Adult Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press 2001
Image of Body & Field Body & Field Poetry Adult East Lansing : Michigan State University Press 1999
Classics in the Classroom
- Greek Boy Got His Wings: Using Greek Myths to Inspire Student Poems
Poetry Adult Teachers & Writers Collaborative, NY. 1999
An Emily Dickinson Encyclopedia
- Entries on science, isolation, and "Flowers--Well--If Anybody" (Poem 137)
Poetry Adult Greenwood Press 1998
Image of Trio: Voices from the Myths Trio: Voices from the Myths
- Limited ed. chapbook
Poetry Adult Roseville, MI : Ridgeway Press : Writer's Voice of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 1998
I am Becoming the Woman I've Wanted
- Poem in anthology
Poetry Adult Paper Mache Press 1994
Still Life with Conversation
- Poem in anthology
Poetry Adult Roseville, MI : Ridgeway Press 1993
Other writings:
-  Articles on teaching writing published by Christopher-Gordon, Inc., Language Arts Journal of Michigan Poems have appeared in various journals including Moving Out, Iris, The Bridge, Garfield Lake Review, Poet Lore, The MacGuffin, Visions International, Michigan Quarterly Review and others
Non Fiction Adult
What is the aim or goal of your writing: Discovery; pleasure; to find out what I didn't know I knew.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

Awards:

Name Date
John Ciardi Prize for Poetry for Escape Artist 2002
Arts in Education Award - ArtServe MI Governors' Award for Arts and Culture 2000
Detroit Metro Times Progressive Hero Award 1999
Marlboro Poetry Prize, River Styx Prize, Sow's Ear Poetry Award 1999
Abby Copps Award 1997
Body & Field was a finalist for the Brittingham Prize, the New Issues Poetry Press, Four Way Books Intro Series, and Larry Levis Prize 1996-1997
First Place Poetry Award, Moving Out 1992
National Endowment for the Humanities Teacher Scholar Sabbatical Award 1992-1993
Distinguished Merit Award for Poetry, Poetry Atlanta Chapbook Competition 1990
Foley Poetry Award, America Magazine 1990
Michigan Poet Hunt, Honorable Mention 1989
Poetry Honorarium, MacGuffin New Decade, New Writers, Special Issue

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Oakland University Rochester, MI 1993
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Antioch College Yellow Springs, OH 1962-1968

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Founder, Executive Director
- Writers-in-schools program
InsideOut Literary Arts Project Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1995
Teacher (retired) Detroit Public Schools Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1968-1996
Board Member Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent

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