Linda Hogan | |
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Born | [1] Denver, Colorado, U.S. [1] | July 16, 1947
Occupation | Author, professor [1] |
Education |
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (
BA) University of Colorado, Boulder ( MA) |
Genre | Poetry |
Years active | 1978–present |
Children | 2 |
Website | |
LindaHoganWriter.com |
Linda K. Hogan (née Henderson, born July 16, 1947) is an American poet, storyteller, academic, playwright, novelist, environmentalist and writer of short stories. [2] She is currently the Chickasaw Nation's writer in residence. [3] Hogan is a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry. [4]
Linda Hogan was born July 16, 1947, in Denver, Colorado. [5] Her father, Charles C. Henderson, is a Chickasaw from a recognized historical family. [6] Her mother, Cleona Florine (Bower) Henderson was of white descent. [2] Linda's uncle, Wesley Henderson, helped form the White Buffalo Council in Denver during the 1950s, [7] to help other Native American people coming to the city because of The Relocation Act, which forcibly removed Indigenous peoples for work and other opportunities.
Hogan earned a Master of Arts (M. A.) degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1978. [8] She was a full professor of Creative Writing at the University of Colorado and then taught for two years in the university's Ethnic Studies Department. [9] She has been a speaker at the United Nations Forum [ citation needed] and was a plenary speaker at the Environmental Literature Conference in Turkey in 2009. [ citation needed] Her most recent teaching has been as Writer in Residence for The Chickasaw Nation for six years, [10] and a faculty position at the Indian Arts Institute in Santa Fe. [ citation needed]
Hogan has worked across various genres, such as poetry, novel-length fiction, short fiction, and nature essays. She has also written nonfiction essays for environmental organizations like The Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Club. [11] In 2015, Hogan worked with Brenda Peterson on, Sightings, the Mysterious Journey of the Gray Whale for National Geographic books. She also wrote the script for the PBS documentary, Everything Has a Spirit, regarding Native American religious freedom. [12]
Hogan married Pat Hogan and has two children. [ citation needed]
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Linda Hogan.
Linda Hogan.
Linda Hogan | |
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Born | [1] Denver, Colorado, U.S. [1] | July 16, 1947
Occupation | Author, professor [1] |
Education |
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (
BA) University of Colorado, Boulder ( MA) |
Genre | Poetry |
Years active | 1978–present |
Children | 2 |
Website | |
LindaHoganWriter.com |
Linda K. Hogan (née Henderson, born July 16, 1947) is an American poet, storyteller, academic, playwright, novelist, environmentalist and writer of short stories. [2] She is currently the Chickasaw Nation's writer in residence. [3] Hogan is a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry. [4]
Linda Hogan was born July 16, 1947, in Denver, Colorado. [5] Her father, Charles C. Henderson, is a Chickasaw from a recognized historical family. [6] Her mother, Cleona Florine (Bower) Henderson was of white descent. [2] Linda's uncle, Wesley Henderson, helped form the White Buffalo Council in Denver during the 1950s, [7] to help other Native American people coming to the city because of The Relocation Act, which forcibly removed Indigenous peoples for work and other opportunities.
Hogan earned a Master of Arts (M. A.) degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1978. [8] She was a full professor of Creative Writing at the University of Colorado and then taught for two years in the university's Ethnic Studies Department. [9] She has been a speaker at the United Nations Forum [ citation needed] and was a plenary speaker at the Environmental Literature Conference in Turkey in 2009. [ citation needed] Her most recent teaching has been as Writer in Residence for The Chickasaw Nation for six years, [10] and a faculty position at the Indian Arts Institute in Santa Fe. [ citation needed]
Hogan has worked across various genres, such as poetry, novel-length fiction, short fiction, and nature essays. She has also written nonfiction essays for environmental organizations like The Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Club. [11] In 2015, Hogan worked with Brenda Peterson on, Sightings, the Mysterious Journey of the Gray Whale for National Geographic books. She also wrote the script for the PBS documentary, Everything Has a Spirit, regarding Native American religious freedom. [12]
Hogan married Pat Hogan and has two children. [ citation needed]
This article contains a list that has not been properly sorted. Specifically, it does not follow the
Manual of Style for lists of works (often, though not always, due to being in reverse-chronological order). See
MOS:LISTSORT for more information. (January 2024) |
Linda Hogan.
Linda Hogan.