Rosalie Moore
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Rosalie Moore, Gertrude Elizabeth Moore (born October 8, 1910 Oakland, California
– 2000) was an American poet
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magna cum laude with a B.A. in 1932; with an MA in 1934. From 1935 to 1937 she worked for KLX, and then the Census Bureau. In 1937, she attended the poetry-writing classes of Lawrence Hart.
She joined the group of poets known as the Activists.
She married William L. Brown in 1942; they have three daughters and three grandchildren living in Marin County.
From 1965 to 1976, she taught at the College of Marin
. Kay Ryan
was her student.
Her work has been published in Accent, Furioso, The New Yorker, and Saturday Review. Her papers are held at University of Oregon
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Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
– 2000) was an American 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...
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Life
She graduated from the University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
magna cum laude with a B.A. in 1932; with an MA in 1934. From 1935 to 1937 she worked for KLX, and then the Census Bureau. In 1937, she attended the poetry-writing classes of Lawrence Hart.
She joined the group of poets known as the Activists.
She married William L. Brown in 1942; they have three daughters and three grandchildren living in Marin County.
From 1965 to 1976, she taught at the College of Marin
College of Marin
The College of Marin is a community college in Marin County, California, U.S., with two campuses, one in Kentfield, and the second in Novato. It is the only institution operated by the Marin Community College District. Its chief executive officer is currently Superintendent/President David Wain...
. Kay Ryan
Kay Ryan
Kay Ryan is an American poet and educator. She has published seven volumes of poetry and an anthology of selected and new poems. Ryan was the sixteenth United States Poet Laureate, from 2008 to 2010...
was her student.
Her work has been published in Accent, Furioso, The New Yorker, and Saturday Review. Her papers are held at University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
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Awards
- 1938 University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
's Charles H. Sergel award for poetic drama with her play The Boar - 1943 Albert Bender Award in literature
- 1949 Yale Series Younger Poet AwardYale Series of Younger Poets CompetitionThe Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition is an annual event of Yale University Press aiming to publish the first collection of a promising American poet...
for The Grasshopper's Man (originally titled "Journeys Toward Center") - 1950, 1951 Guggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
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Works
- The Grasshopper's Man and Other Poems, Yale University Press, 1949
- Year of the Children, 1977 a book of poems dealing with the Children's Crusade in Europe in 1212 A.D.
Children's Books
- The Forest Fireman, Coward-McCann, 1954
- Whistle Park
- The Boy Who Got Mailed, Coward-McCann, 1957
- Big Rig, Coward-McCann, 1959
- The Department Store Ghost
- Tickley and the Fox, Lantern Press, 1962
- The Hippopotamus That Wanted to Be a Baby Lantern Press.