Authors and Illustrators Database

Herbert Scott

Born: 02/08/1931  Norman, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Died: 02/12/2006
Parents: Herbert Hicks; Betty Scott
Spouse: (1st) Virginia Corbin (2nd) Shirley Stephens Clay (a professor)
Children: Herbert, Megan, Rannah, Erin, Kyla (Wallace and Brian, stepchildren)
Address(es):
Permanent:
2620 Outlook
Kalamazoo, MI 49003
Permanent:
Department of English, Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
image of Herbert Scott

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
The other life : selected poems of Herbert Scott / edited by David Dodd Lee.
- "Poems herein have been selected from: Disguises (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1974), Groceries (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1976), Durations (Louisiana State University Press, 1984), and Sleeping Woman (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2005)"--T 		Poetry Adult Pittsburgh : Carnegie Mellon University Press 2010
Image of Sleeping woman Sleeping woman Poetry Adult Pittsburgh : Carnegie Mellon University Press 2005
In the palm of space : a poem Poetry Adult Winona, Minn. : Privately printed (Sutton Hoo Press) 2001
Michigan voices : an anthology.
- "Short passages from the work of Miriam Bat-Ami, Stu Dybek, Nancy Eimers, Jaimy Gordon, Joe Grimm, Bill Olsen, Deborah Ann Percy & Arnold Johnston, Herb Scott, Sarah Stewart" 		Poetry Adult [Kalamazoo, Mich. : Western Michigan University Dept. of English] 1992
Image of Contemporary Michigan Poetry: Poems From the Third Coast Contemporary Michigan Poetry: Poems From the Third Coast
- Co-Editor of Anthology 		Poetry Adult Wayne State University Press 1988
Durations Poetry Adult Louisiana State University 1984
As She Enters Her Seventieth Year She Dreams of Milk Poetry Adult Bits Press 1982
The Ceremony of the Ducks Poetry Adult Persimmon Tree Press 1981
Dinosaurs Poetry Adult W. D. Hofstadt & Sons 1978
Our Appetites in Our Eyes
- 30 minute color video tape 		Poetry Adult Western Michigan University 1977
Groceries Poetry Adult University of Pittsburgh Press 1976
Image of The Third Coast: Contemporary Michigan Poetry The Third Coast: Contemporary Michigan Poetry
- Co-editor 		Michigan, Poetry Adult Wayne State University Press 1976
Disguises Poetry Adult University of Pittsburgh Press 1974
The Shoplifters' Handbook Poetry Adult Blue Mountain Press 1974
Other writings:
- Poems in North American Review, Harper's, Epoch, others 		Poetry Adult

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
Poetry prize from Quarterly West 1978
Contributors Prize from Poetry Now 1978
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow at Boston University 1976
Poet in Residence on the American Wind Symphony's Bicentennial Tour 1976
Creative Writing Fellowship, University of Iowa 1964-1966

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 3rd ed. 1993
Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities 1988
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. 1980
Contemporary Authors
-  Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 53-56 Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, volume(s) 6 		1975-1982
Directory of American Poets

Memberships:

Name Date
Michigan Cultural Activities Board

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 1966
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Fresno State College Fresno, CA 1964
Studied College of Sequoias Visalia, CA
Studied Fresno City College Fresno, CA
Studied Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL
Studied University of Oklahoma Norman, OK

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Associate Professor Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1972-2004
Creative writing co-ordinator Michigan Council for the Arts Lansing, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1971
Assistant Professor of English Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1968-1972
Instructor in English Southeast Missouri State College Cape Girardeau 1966-1968
Worked in grocery business 1953-1964
Founder and chairperson Michigan Youth Arts Festival Creative Writing Awards
Founding editor New Issues Poetry & Prose Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent

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