Authors and Illustrators Database

Born: 04/13/1939  Abilene
Parents: J. W. and Monica Robertson
Spouse: Albert Drake (1st), William Beckman
Children: Moss Christopher, Monica Durell, Barbara Ellen
Address(es):
Permanent:
Linfield College 900 Southeast Baker St.
McMinnville, OR 97128

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Peace at Heart: An Oregon Country LIfe - Memoir	Non Fiction, Biography	Adult	Corvallis, Or. : Oregon State University Press	1998
	Space before A	Poetry	Adult	26 Books Publishing	1996
	Bees in Wet Weather	Poetry	Adult	Canoe Press	1992
	What We Say to Strangers : poems	Poetry	Adult	Portland, OR : Breitenbush Books	1986
	Writing Poetry - Textbook	Non Fiction	Adult	New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich	1983-1994
	The Third Coast - Anthology	Poetry	Adult	Detroit: Wayne State University	1982
	Life in a Gothic Novel	Poetry	Adult	Adelphi, Md. : White Ewe Press	1981
	Love at the Egyptian Theatre	Non Fiction	Adult	East Lansing : Red Cedar Press	1978
	The Third Coast - contributor to Anthology	Poetry	Adult	Detroit: Wayne State University	1976
	Field Poems - Chapbook	Poetry	Adult	Okemos, Mich. : Stone Press	1975
	Narcissa Notebook - Chapbook	Poetry	Adult	Okemos, Mich. : Stone Press	1973
	Concepts in Literature - Co-Editor of Textbook Series	Fiction, Non Fiction, Poetry	Adult, Teen	New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston	1969-1974
	Other writings: - Contributor of poems, articles, short stories, and reviews to Epoch, Sumac, Centennial Review, Wisconsin Review, Transpacific, Colorado Quarterly, Wormwood Review, Salt Lick, Northwest Review, North American Review, Western Humanities Review, Green House, and others	Non Fiction

What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, "My writing deals very much in every day subjects and the common American landscape, including freeways and shopping centers, the life of the family and the natural world as it appears to us, busy within the structures of our own human encampment; I think my poetry offers images which are quite recognizable and accessible." Contemporary Authors says, "It is important to me that since the birth of our first child I've consistently been able to combine childrearing with my graduate school, teaching, and writing career. I suppport the current women's liberation movement...I'm an amateur photographer, doing my own darkroom work."

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

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Illustrator
Poet
Other - Photographer

Name	Date
Finalist, Oregon Book Award for Peace at Heart: An Oregon Country LIfe	1999
Edith Green Distinguished Professor Award, Linfield College	1993
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship	1986
Northwest Arts Foundation grant to study British poetry in England	1985
National Foundation for the Arts creative writing fellowhip	1966
National Endowment for the Arts graduation award	1966

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