M. Miriam Herrera (born June 14, 1963) is an American author and poet. She teaches at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and currently teaches Introduction to Mexican Studies as well as Composition and Rhetoric and Creative Writing.[1] She is a Lecturer with the Department of Writing Language Studies, and a Mexican American Studies Program (MASC) Affiliate.[2] Her poetry often explores Mexican-American or Chicano life and her Crypto-Jewish and Cherokee heritage, but mainly the universal themes of nature, family, myth, and the transcendent experience.[3]
Herrera was born to natives of the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. She was born in Sutherland, Nebraska, where her parents had been working in the sugar-beet fields. She was raised in Aurora, Illinois, where her parents moved to escape a migratory life of farm work. Herrera began writing poetry as a grade school student when she met Gwendolyn Brooks, former Poet Laureate of Illinois, and heard her read her poetry at Herrera's elementary school.[4]
Educationedit
Herrera attended the University of Illinois at Chicago Program For Writers and earned her Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing in 1981. She studied with John Frederic Nims, the editor of Poetry Magazine; Ralph J. Mills, editor of The Selected Letters of Theodore Roethke and The Notebooks of David Ignatow; and Paul Carroll, founder of the Poetry Center of Chicago and of Big Table Magazine. While attending the University of Illinois at Chicago, Herrera was involved in the Chicano literary community, which included Sandra Cisneros, Carlos Cumpian, Norma Alarcón, Ana Castillo and Ralph Cintron as her contemporaries.[5]
Herrera descends from Crypto-Jews, also known as Conversos. These converts to Catholicism escaped the Spanish Inquisition for the New World where they intermarried with the indigenous peoples and old Christians who populated the American Southwest. Her poetry collection, Kaddish for Columbus explores the enigma of these divergent identities and landscapes the poet inhabits:
"Mythic borders appear in the poems as a metaphor for life that are found beyond physical space—the borders between peoples, ideas, religions, landscapes; between science and spirit, between self; how identities are transformed when one side collides with another; how the poet, a descendant of both Columbus and Native Americans, reconciles ambiguity."[7][8]
Herrera's poetry has been published in many literary journals, including Southwestern American Literature, Earth's Daughters, Albatross, Blue Mesa Review, and Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry.
Booksedit
Kaddish for Columbus: Finishing Line Press (2009)
Poetryedit
Southwestern American Literature (2009): "Ahuacatl," "Blessing the Animals," "La Malinche"
Albatross: "Elegy for an Angelito" (2009)
Earth's Daughters (2008): "Once I Heard My Father Cry"
Rainmakers Prayers Anthology (2008): "Kiva at Chaco Canyon"
New Millennium Writings (2006–2007): "In the Calyx"
Squaw Valley Poetry Anthology (2005): "At the Edge of Town"
Artlife: The Original Limited Edition Monthly (Vol. 25, No. 8, Issue No. 273) "Witch Wife"
New Zoo Poetry Review (Vol. 4): "Father's Love Letter"
Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry (Vol. 41, No. 2): "Kaddish for Columbus"
Blue Mesa Review (No. 3): "Kiva at Chaco Canyon"
Ecos: A Latino Journal of People's Culture and Literature (Vol. 2, No. 2): "To Jenny," "First Snow," "Waterfall"; (Vol. 2, No. 1): "Visit Home," "Love Poem for Charles"
Black Maria (Vol. 4, No. 2): "Driving in Fog," "Dream of Three Girls at Play"
Referencesedit
^Herrera, Maria "Miriam". "Course Information and Faculty Profiles". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^MAS, Affiliates. "Mexican American Studies Academic Program (MAS)". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^Herrera, M Miriam. "Selected Poems from Kaddish for Columbus and Other Works". M Miriam Herrera. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies, HaLapid. "Halapid: The Official Publication of SCJS". Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies. SCJS. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^Torres-Saillant, Silvio (December 2012). "The Indian in the Latino: Genealogies of ethnicity". Latino Studies. 10 (4): 587–607. doi:10.1057/lst.2012.42.
^Poetry Collection by Author, M. Miriam Herrera - Poems: M. Miriam Herrera
External linksedit
Official website
Society for Crypto Judaic Studies
May 03, 2024
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For the Cuban volleyball player see Miriam Herrera volleyball The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for biographies Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources M Miriam Herrera news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message M Miriam Herrera born June 14 1963 is an American author and poet She teaches at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and currently teaches Introduction to Mexican Studies as well as Composition and Rhetoric and Creative Writing 1 She is a Lecturer with the Department of Writing Language Studies and a Mexican American Studies Program MASC Affiliate 2 Her poetry often explores Mexican American or Chicano life and her Crypto Jewish and Cherokee heritage but mainly the universal themes of nature family myth and the transcendent experience 3 M Miriam HerreraM Miriam Herrera at Russell Sage College Troy NY April 2012Born 1963 06 14 June 14 1963 age 60 Sutherland NebraskaLanguageEnglish SpanishNationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of Illinois ChicagoGenrePoetryLiterary movementConverso ChicanoNotable worksKaddish for Columbus Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Teaching career 4 Publications 5 Books 6 Poetry 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editHerrera was born to natives of the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas She was born in Sutherland Nebraska where her parents had been working in the sugar beet fields She was raised in Aurora Illinois where her parents moved to escape a migratory life of farm work Herrera began writing poetry as a grade school student when she met Gwendolyn Brooks former Poet Laureate of Illinois and heard her read her poetry at Herrera s elementary school 4 Education editHerrera attended the University of Illinois at Chicago Program For Writers and earned her Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing in 1981 She studied with John Frederic Nims the editor of Poetry Magazine Ralph J Mills editor of The Selected Letters of Theodore Roethke and The Notebooks of David Ignatow and Paul Carroll founder of the Poetry Center of Chicago and of Big Table Magazine While attending the University of Illinois at Chicago Herrera was involved in the Chicano literary community which included Sandra Cisneros Carlos Cumpian Norma Alarcon Ana Castillo and Ralph Cintron as her contemporaries 5 Teaching career editHerrera taught creative writing poetry writing Chicano Latino literature and expository writing at the University of Illinois at Chicago the University of New Mexico Los Alamos South Bay College Hawthorne California and Russell Sage College Troy New York She is a member of the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley California and is the founder of the Writing Studio Medusa Community of Poets amp Writers and the Audre Lorde Poetry Prize at Russell Sage College Currently she is a member of the Society for Crypto Judaic Studies and serves as the poetry editor for their journal HaLapid 6 Herrera descends from Crypto Jews also known as Conversos These converts to Catholicism escaped the Spanish Inquisition for the New World where they intermarried with the indigenous peoples and old Christians who populated the American Southwest Her poetry collection Kaddish for Columbus explores the enigma of these divergent identities and landscapes the poet inhabits Mythic borders appear in the poems as a metaphor for life that are found beyond physical space the borders between peoples ideas religions landscapes between science and spirit between self how identities are transformed when one side collides with another how the poet a descendant of both Columbus and Native Americans reconciles ambiguity 7 8 Publications editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources M Miriam Herrera news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Herrera s poetry has been published in many literary journals including Southwestern American Literature Earth s Daughters Albatross Blue Mesa Review and Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry Books editKaddish for Columbus Finishing Line Press 2009 Poetry editSouthwestern American Literature 2009 Ahuacatl Blessing the Animals La Malinche Albatross Elegy for an Angelito 2009 Earth s Daughters 2008 Once I Heard My Father Cry Rainmakers Prayers Anthology 2008 Kiva at Chaco Canyon New Millennium Writings 2006 2007 In the Calyx Squaw Valley Poetry Anthology 2005 At the Edge of Town Artlife The Original Limited Edition Monthly Vol 25 No 8 Issue No 273 Witch Wife New Zoo Poetry Review Vol 4 Father s Love Letter Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry Vol 41 No 2 Kaddish for Columbus Blue Mesa Review No 3 Kiva at Chaco Canyon Ecos A Latino Journal of People s Culture and Literature Vol 2 No 2 To Jenny First Snow Waterfall Vol 2 No 1 Visit Home Love Poem for Charles Black Maria Vol 4 No 2 Driving in Fog Dream of Three Girls at Play References edit Herrera Maria Miriam Course Information and Faculty Profiles University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Retrieved 3 October 2020 MAS Affiliates Mexican American Studies Academic Program MAS University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Retrieved 3 October 2020 Herrera M Miriam Selected Poems from Kaddish for Columbus and Other Works M Miriam Herrera Retrieved 3 October 2020 Illinois Poet Laureate Illinois Gov Gwendolyn Brooks Bio Illinois Poet Laureate Illinois gov Retrieved 4 October 2020 Ralph Cintron Reggie Young 1982 Notes Contributors Ecos 2 1 60 62 ISSN 0278 2421 Society for Crypto Judaic Studies HaLapid Halapid The Official Publication of SCJS Society for Crypto Judaic Studies SCJS Retrieved 3 October 2020 Torres Saillant Silvio December 2012 The Indian in the Latino Genealogies of ethnicity Latino Studies 10 4 587 607 doi 10 1057 lst 2012 42 Poetry Collection by Author M Miriam Herrera Poems M Miriam HerreraExternal links editOfficial website Society for Crypto Judaic Studies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M Miriam Herrera amp oldid 1173261842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
