Authors and Illustrators Database

Tom Shanks McKeown

Born: 09/29/1937  Evanston, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Parents: Thomas Shanks, Sr. and Ruth Ann Fordyce McKeown
Address(es):
Permanent:
746 Scott Ave
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Summer:
P.O. Box 82 North Beach
Pentwater, MI 49449

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Invitation of the Mirrors Poetry Adult Wisconsin Review Press 1985
Pocket Poetry
- included in Anthology 		Poetry Adult New York: Macmillan 1985
Circle of the Eye : eleven poems by Tom McKeown for medium voice and piano
- On April 2, 1979, a cycle of the poems was performed at Carnegie Hall 		Poetry Adult New York : King's Crown Music Press : Sole agent, Galaxy Music 1982
Hopwood Anthology
- Anthology 		Poetry Adult Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press 1981
Certain Minutes Poetry Adult Scopecraft Press 1978
Third Coast : Contemporary Michgian Poetry
- included in Anthology 		Poetry Adult Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press 1977
Maya/Dreams
- Latest Chapbook of seven 		Poetry Adult Wisconsin Review Press 1977
Driving to New Mexico Poetry Adult Santa Fe, N.M., Sunstone Press 1974
The House of Water; early poems Poetry Adult Fredonia, N.Y., The Basilisk Press 1974
The Luminuous Revolver Poetry Adult Fremont, Mich. : Sumac Press 1973
The Cloud Keeper Poetry Adult Seafront Press 1972
The Milk of the Wolf Poetry Adult Asari Press 1970
Drunk all Afternoon Poetry Adult [Madison, Wis., Abraxas Press 1969
Last Thoughts Poetry Adult [Madison, Wis., Abraxas Press 1969
The Winds of the Calendar : poems Poetry Adult Albuquerque, N.M. : Road Runner Press 1969
Alewife Summer Poetry Adult Albuquerque, N.M. : Road Runner Press 1967
Other writings:
- Works published in The New Yorker, Saturday Review, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's. The Nation, Commonwealth, The Harvard Advocate, The New York Times, and The Kansas City Star 		Poetry Adult
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "I am interested in the archetypal and mythic in poetry as well as the music of words. Basically I am a nature poet; at times my work is fairly misanthropic. As I continue to write, my work seems to become more metaphysical."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

Awards:

Name Date
MÖBIUS, The Poetry Magazine - Prizes and Awards 2012 Editor-In-Chief’s Choice Awards for “The Cadence of Vanishing” 2012
Wisconsin Art Council Fellowship for Poetry 1980
Yaddo Grant
- Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400-acre (160 ha) estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Its mission is "to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment. 		1973-1975
Wurlitzer Foundation Grant
- The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, established in 1954, is one of the oldest artist residence programs in the country. The Foundation’s mission is to “Support the artist and the creative process” and serves as a haven for visual artists, literary artists and music composers. 		1972-1975
Hopwood Award in Poetry from University of Michigan 1968

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities 1988
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. 1980
Contemporary Authors
-  Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 45-48 Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, volume(s) 2, 20 		1974-1987
Contemporary Poets, editions 1-7 1970

Memberships:

Name Date
Other grants received:
- Ossabaw Island Project, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Ragdale Foundation

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Vermont College Montpelier, VT 1989
Master of Arts (M.A.) University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1962
Attended Northwestern University Evanston, IL 1961
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1957-1961

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Poet
- Currently involved with poetry tutorials correspondence schools 		1994
Poet-in-residence University of Wisconsin Madison, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1989-1994
Professor of English University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1983
Professor of English Savannah College of Art and Design San Francisco 1982-1983
Instructor in English and Creative Writing University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1976-1981
Instructor in English Stephens College Colombia 1968-1974
Instructor in English Wisconsin State University (now the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) Oshkosh, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1964-1968
Instructor in English Alpena Community College Alpena, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1962-1964
Instructor in English
- summers of 1973-1976 		West Shore Community College Scottville, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
-  Has given readings in the U. S. S. R. at the Jounalism Club in Moscow and the Friendship Society in Leningrad and Tallinn

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
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