Lee Ann Roripaugh
Encyclopedia
Life
She was raised in Laramie, Wyoming, the daughter of poet Robert Roripaugh.She graduated from Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
with an M.M. in music history, a B.M. in piano performance, and an M.F.A. in creative writing.
Her poetry has appeared in Black Warrior Review, Cream City Review, Crab Orchard Review, New England Review, Parnassus: Poetry in Review, Phoebe, and Seneca Review.
She teaches at the University of South Dakota
University of South Dakota
The University of South Dakota ', the state’s oldest university, was founded in 1862 and classes began in 1882. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States, USD is home to South Dakota's only medical school and law school. USD is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, and its current...
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Awards
- Academy of American Poets Prize
- AWP Intro Award
- 1995 Randall Jarrell International Poetry Prize
- 1998 National Poetry SeriesNational Poetry SeriesThe National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program.Every year since 1979 it has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry...
, for Beyond Heart Mountain selected by Ishmael ReedIshmael ReedIshmael Scott Reed is an American poet, essayist, and novelist. A prominent African-American literary figure, Reed is known for his satirical works challenging American political culture, and highlighting political and cultural oppression.Reed has been described as one of the most controversial... - 2000 Asian American Literature Awards finalist
- 2003 Bush Artist Fellowship
- 2004 Association of Asian American Studies Book Award in Poetry/Prose
- 2003 Crab Orchard Award Series in PoetryCrab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition AwardsThe Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition Awards are relatively large prizes given out each year to poets with unpublished manuscripts. In addition to the cash prizes, two winners get published by a university press....
2nd Place