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Judith McCombs

Born: 01/20/1939  
Parents: Charles and Thelma McCombs
Spouse: Ernst Benjamin
Children: Cassandra, Daniel
Address(es):
Permanent :
1912 Norvale Road
Silver Spring , MD 20906
Contact Information:
Phone : (301) 598-2211
Email : [email protected]

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Habit of Fire: Poems Selected & New Poetry Adult Word Works 2005
Grrrrr: A Collection Of Poems About Bears
- Contributor 		Poetry Adult Arctos Press 2000
Territories, Here & Elsewhere Poetry Adult Saginaw, Mich. : Mayapple Press 1996
Margaret Atwood : a reference guide
- with Carole L. Palmer. 		Non Fiction Adult Boston, MA : G.K. Hall 1991
Critical essays on Margaret Atwood
- Criticism and interpretation 		Non Fiction Adult Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall 1988
Against Nature : Wilderness Poems Poetry Adult Paradise, Calif. : Dustbooks 1978
Sisters and Other Selves: poems Poetry Adult Detroit : Glass Bell Press 1976
Other writings:
- Her poems appear in CALYX, Hunger Mountain, Innisfree Poetry Journal, Poet Lore, Poetry, Prairie Schooner; short fictions in Kansas Quarterly and Nimrod. 		Poetry Adult
What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd. ed. says, "I've lived in almost all the states as a child, and in Ghana West Africa, as a grown-up. I've traveled, backpacked in U. S. and Canada-with a 5 year old-salvaged one old building and rebuilt another, nursed babies, co-founded Moving Out (which is now a national sucess) and passed the editorship on to others; developed and taught courses on wilderness literature and women's literature as well as creative writing and English-will be doing science fiction and fantasy soon; have led writers' workshops for kids, community people, WSU and CCS college students, and elder writers. Published widely in little and feminist journals here and in Canada (+100 poems, 6 parables, 2 articles on Atwood and 2 on other subjects); anthologized in Bantam, Crowell, Dustbooks, Coach House and Bissett (the last two are Canadian books. Focus on women's and nature and Canadian writing. As teacher and edtor, like to get people writting and projects going; like to bridge fields."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
McCombs papers are housed at the George Washington University Special Collections Research Library, Gelman Library (http://library.gwu.edu/ead/ms2265.xml)

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
MA Curriculum Michigan State University E. Lansing , MI 2002

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Teacher Writer's Center Bethesda , MD 1981
Poet in the Schools Michigan Council for the Arts MI 1976 -1980
Instructor of English and creative writing
- Retired 		Center for Creative Studies College of Art and Design Detroit , MI 1972 -1980
Editor and Co-founder
- Wayne's feminist literary arts journal 		Moving Out MI 1971 -1973
Active in Wayne's Miles Modern Poetry Committee 1969 -1974
Instructor in English Wayne State University Detroit , MI 1966 -1973
- Many readings and conferences for literary and women's events, most recently at Eastern Michigan University, Wayne Sstate University, Michigan State University, Oakland Community College. MI

Other Resources:

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