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Terry Wooten

Born: 11/20/1948   Cadillac , MI
Parents: Dale Wooten, Mona Bugbee
Children: Ezra, Ablaisia
Address(es):
Permanent :
11925 Stone Circle Dr.
Kewadin , MI 49648
Contact Information:
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://terry-wooten.com
Phone : 231-264-9467
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
True hard for the rest of our lives : a Marine's story of War, survival, and healing from his tour in Vietnam
- Author Larry Lelito ; poems written in Larry's words by Terry Wooten 		Biography , Poetry Adult Marion, Michigan : Parkhurst Brothers Publishing 2018
The Stone Circle poems : the collected poems of Terry Wooten Michigan , Poetry Adult Marion, Mich. : Parkhurst Brothers Publishers 2015
Water under the bridge : poems from the Elk Rapids Elders Project
- Water Under the Bridge is a beautiful blend of oral history, storytelling and poetry from the Elders Project of Elk Rapids. Editor-poet-columnist Terry Wooten, Elk Rapids student interviewers and elders offer fascinating glimpses into life during the 1900s. Their poetry vignettes, collected and written over four years, recall everything from a grandfather who survived the Great Chicago Fire, oxen grazing in an Elk Rapids park and farm life around Elk and Torch lakes to WPA clothes during the Great Depression, going off to war, love, marriage and the rescue of a pair of horses that broke through the ice on Elk Lake. 		Fiction , Non Fiction , Michigan , Poetry Adult , Children , Teen Elk Rapids, MI : Elk Rapids Area Historical Society 2011
Image of A Book of Hours A Book of Hours
- Illustrated by Betty Beeby. Oral History Poem Biography based on the life of award winning author and illustrator Betty Beeby. 		Biography , Michigan , Poetry Adult Eastport, Mich. : Suwalsky Publishers 2009
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- Oral History Poem Biography of Hannie Prins Kuieck who was a little girl in occupied Holland during WWII. 		Non Fiction , Drama , Poetry Adult Whitmore Lake, MI Wordsmith Press 2007
Image of Lifelines: A WWII Story of Survival and Love Lifelines: A WWII Story of Survival and Love
- Narrative poetry based on the lives of Jack Miller, a Bataan Death March and Japanese prisoner of war survivor, and his bride who waited for him at home. From their own words. 		Poetry Adult Whitmore Lake, MI Wordsmith Press 2004
Lifelines
- A World War II Story of Survival and Love, based on an oral history of Jack and Leda Miller 		Michigan History , Poetry Adult Whitmore Lake, MI Wordsmith Press 2004
Image of Black and White Cows in the Pasture Paused to Watch Black and White Cows in the Pasture Paused to Watch Michigan , Poetry Adult Kewadin, MI : Stone Circle Press 2002
Image of Turn Here Turn Here Poetry Adult Kewadin, MI : Stone Circle Press 2002
Image of The Promise of Place The Promise of Place
- Anthology, CD: Journey Through Michigan’s Outdoors, Performers from Michigan’s Great Outdoors Culture Tour, included: Elegy for the Carl D. Bradley 		Poetry Adult Michigan Humanities Council 2002
Image of Mythic Time Mythic Time
- CD: Poets of the Stone Circle 		Michigan , Poetry Adult Kewadin, MI : Stone Circle Press 2002
Voices of Michigan: An anthology of Michigan's finest new authors by Rob Harrell and Jane Winston.
- Voices of Michigan is an anthology of poetry, short stories and essays by Michigan writers. 		Non Fiction , Michigan , Poetry , Short Stories Adult Mackinac Jane's Publishing Company 2001
Dunes Review
- Anthology (Publication Years: 1999; 2010) Northern Michigan’s premier literary journal, Dunes Review showcases the best local, regional, and national poetry, fiction & essays of 3,000 words or fewer. 		Poetry Adult 1999 -2010
Image of The Abstracts of Romance and the Thrill of Being The Abstracts of Romance and the Thrill of Being Poetry Adult Kewadin, MI : Stone Circle Press 1998
Where the Heart is: stories of home and family
- Anthology 		Poetry Adult Personal Power Press 1996
Image of Stone Circle Anthology: Poems for Big Blue Stone Circle Anthology: Poems for Big Blue Michigan , Poetry Adult Kewadin, MI : Stone Circle Press 1995
Image of When the Bear Came Back: The Whole Story When the Bear Came Back: The Whole Story
- Story illustrated by Louan Lechler 		Picture Book , Poetry Children Whitmore Lake, MI Wordsmith Press 1993 -2006
Image of Jutting Out Into the Water Jutting Out Into the Water Poetry Adult Kewadin, Mich. : Stone Circle Press 1991
Image of Boulders in Exile Boulders in Exile Poetry Adult Kewadin, Mich. : Stone Circle Press 1989
Contemporary Michigan poetry : poems from the third coast
- Anthology 		Michigan , Poetry Adult Detroit : Wayne State University Press 1988
Image of Words Wild with Bloom: an oral history poem biography of Max Ellison Words Wild with Bloom: an oral history poem biography of Max Ellison
- Oral History Poem Biography on Michigan Poet Max Ellison 		Michigan , Poetry Adult Traverse City MI. : Stone Circle Press 1987
Image of OKEH OKEH Poetry Adult Kewadin, MI : Stone Circle Press 1984
Image of The Stone Circle Anthology The Stone Circle Anthology Michigan , Poetry Adult Stone Circle Press 1984
The 45th Parallel
- A limited hand-bound edition 		Poetry Adult 1983
Got in an Argument with Harmony Michigan , Poetry Adult Stone Circle Press 1978
Other writings:
-  Numerous contributions in magazines and newspapers. Writings appeared in: Michigan Reading Journal, Spring 1994, Writing Teacher, May 1995, The Millenium, monthly from August 1997-January 2000, The Northern Express, December 1999. 		Drama , Poetry Adult
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "Through my work I try to show how the written and oral traditions of literature enhance each other. When people talk, there are ideas and lines of poems going off in the air like firecrackers. It is the poet's job to catch and store these moments, borrowing and building off of earlier voices, until you become an oracle of voices past and present, as well as your own. It is these voices, condensed into poetry, that provide us with a unique and valuable way to preserve our personal or community myths for the examination and enjoyment of contemporary and future generations."

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

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Attended Michigan State University East Lansing , MI

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Poet Bard
- Terry has taken his performance poetry and writing workshop program to many thousands at K-12 schools, colleges, libraries, conferences and festival from coast to coast. Performing from a nine-hour oral repertoire, he weaves classic literature, ancient, contemporary and children’s poetry, as well as his own work rich in humor and lore into an entertaining and educational program. His workshops include The Elders Project, which takes oral history interviews and turns them into narrative poetry; to those that combine writing, speaking, listening and artistic components to strengthen literary skills. He is a two-time recipient of Michigan Creative Artist Awards and a Master or Ceremonies to Michigan’s Poetry Out Loud program. With a bioregional focus on people and place, Terry has written poems on diverse topics that range from Ernie Harwell radio broadcast of the Detroit Tigers baseball games to shipwrecks on the Great Lakes. 		Kewadin , MI 1983
Builder and Host
- The Stone Circle is a triple ring of large boulders forming a natural amphitheater with a center firepit as a hypnotic focus. The circular arrangements of boulders and setting were designed by Terry to capture the atmosphere of ancient cultures that gathered in community groups to exchange stories of everyday life and lore. Today the Stone Circle is reminiscent of a time before television, radio and computers, when bards spun their tales to an enchanted audience. At this Stone Circle every Saturday evening from mid-June through Labor Day Weekend, Terry is host to other poets, storytellers, musicians and an audience of young and old who stir their tales in the communal brew that this unique recipe for communication offers. 		Stone Circle Kewadin , MI 1983

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