Barbara Henning
Encyclopedia
Barbara Henning is an American
poet
and fiction
writer. She is the author of eight books of poetry, three novels, a series of photo-poem pamphlets and most recently a collection of interviews, Looking Up Harryette Mullen: Sleeping with the Dictionary and Other Works (Belladonna 2010). Her work has been published in numerous journals. Her most recent books of poetry are Cities and Memory (Chax Press
, 2010) and a conceptual project, a collection of sonnets composed from 999 passages from 999 books in her collection, entitled My Autobiography (United Artists Books, 2007). Her latest novel isThirty Miles to Rosebud (BlazeVOX 2009).
, and has lived in New York City from 1983 to present, spending three years living in Tucson, Arizona
(2006–2009). She is professor Emerita from Long Island University
in Brooklyn where she taught creative writing and literature. Presently she is teaching for Naropa University
, Writers.com, and LIU.
In 2003 Henning began composing, publishing and distributing to a list of poets, a limited artist's series of her photo-poem pamphlets under the imprint of Long News. They include Twirling, the Spirit Flies Off Like a Falcon, Hari Om, Cities & Memory, An Arc Falling into the Bougainvillea, 7th Street, The Animal I Am, Aham Asmi Aham Asmi, Black Grapes, My Autobiography, Found in the Park, Up North and Aerial View. Many of these have been collected together in her Chax Press book, Cities and Memory.
In 1992, she founded the literary magazine Downtown Brooklyn: A Journal of Writing
, an English Department publication at Long Island University. . From 1993-1995, Henning was the editor of Long News In the Short Century, a journal of art and writing.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
writer. She is the author of eight books of poetry, three novels, a series of photo-poem pamphlets and most recently a collection of interviews, Looking Up Harryette Mullen: Sleeping with the Dictionary and Other Works (Belladonna 2010). Her work has been published in numerous journals. Her most recent books of poetry are Cities and Memory (Chax Press
Chax Press
Chax Press is a publisher of experimental and avant-garde poetry run by bookmaker and poet Charles Alexander. The press publishes trade paperback and handmade fine arts editions...
, 2010) and a conceptual project, a collection of sonnets composed from 999 passages from 999 books in her collection, entitled My Autobiography (United Artists Books, 2007). Her latest novel isThirty Miles to Rosebud (BlazeVOX 2009).
Background
Henning was born in Detroit, MichiganDetroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, and has lived in New York City from 1983 to present, spending three years living in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
(2006–2009). She is professor Emerita from Long Island University
Long Island University
Long Island University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the U.S. state of New York.-History:...
in Brooklyn where she taught creative writing and literature. Presently she is teaching for Naropa University
Naropa University
Naropa University is a private American liberal arts university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1974 by Tibetan Buddhist teacher and Oxford University scholar Chögyam Trungpa, it is named for the eleventh-century Indian Buddhist sage Naropa, an abbot of Nalanda.Naropa describes itself as...
, Writers.com, and LIU.
In 2003 Henning began composing, publishing and distributing to a list of poets, a limited artist's series of her photo-poem pamphlets under the imprint of Long News. They include Twirling, the Spirit Flies Off Like a Falcon, Hari Om, Cities & Memory, An Arc Falling into the Bougainvillea, 7th Street, The Animal I Am, Aham Asmi Aham Asmi, Black Grapes, My Autobiography, Found in the Park, Up North and Aerial View. Many of these have been collected together in her Chax Press book, Cities and Memory.
In 1992, she founded the literary magazine Downtown Brooklyn: A Journal of Writing
Downtown Brooklyn: A Journal of Writing
Downtown Brooklyn: A Journal of Writing is edited by faculty in the English Department at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University....
, an English Department publication at Long Island University. . From 1993-1995, Henning was the editor of Long News In the Short Century, a journal of art and writing.
Books of poetry include
Include:- Cities and Memory (Chax Press 2010)
- My Autobiography (United Artists, 2007)
- Detective Sentences (Spuyten Duyvil, 2001)
- Love Makes Thinking Dark (United Artists, 1995)
- Smoking in the Twilight Bar (United Artists, 1988)
Novels
- Black Lace (Spuyten Duyvil, 2001)
- You, Me and the Insects (Spuyten Duyvil, 2005)
- Thirty Miles to Rosebud (BlazeVOX, 2009)
Chapbooks
- Me and My Dog (Poetry New York, 1999)
- In between (Spectacular Diseases, 2000)
- The Passion of Signs (Leave Books, 1994)
Artist book collaborations
- How to Read and Write in the Dark (with Miranda Maher, 1996)
- Words and Pictures (with Sally Young 1996).
External links
- Barbara Henning's blog
- Home Page at Long Island University
- Naropa University Faculty Page
- Spuyten Duyvil
- United Artists
- Jacket Magazine, "Five Stories"
- The Brooklyn Rail, "Black Grapes"
- Slavery Cyberzine, "Cities and Memory"
- Not Enough Night, "Aerial View"
- BlazeVOX Thirty Miles to Rosebud
- Long News In the Short Century
- Penn Sound Readings
- Poem-Essay: "The Content of History Will Be Poetry" Eoagh, Issue 5
- Interview of Barbara Henning by Rafael Otto, Not Enough Night