Irene McKinney
Encyclopedia
Irene McKinney is an American
poet
and editor
, and has served as the Poet Laureate
of the State of West Virginia since 1993.
Literature
at West Virginia Wesleyan College
, in addition to an M.A.
at West Virginia University
and her PhD
in English literature from the University of Utah
.
United States
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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 editor
Editing
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, and has served as the Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
of the State of West Virginia since 1993.
Published Poetry Collections
- Unthinkable: Collected Poems 1976-2004 (Red Hen Press, 2009)
- Vivid Companion (Vandalia Press, 2004)
- Six O'Clock Mine Report (U of Pittsburgh Press, 1989)
- Quick Fire and Slow Fire (North Atlantic Books, 1988)
- The Wasps at the Blue Hexagons (Small Plot Press, 1984)
- The Girl With the Stone in Her Lap (North Atlantic Books, 1976)
Additional Biographical Information
McKinney earned her B.A. in EnglishEngland
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Literature
Literature
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at West Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia Wesleyan College is a regionally accredited private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States. It has an enrollment of about 1,400 students from 35 U.S. states and 26 countries. The school was founded in 1890 by the West Virginia Conference of...
, in addition to an M.A.
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
at West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
and her PhD
PHD
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in English literature from the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
.