Sue Brannan Walker, (born 1940) is a poet, author and editor.[1] In 2015 she is the Stokes Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of South Alabama. She is a former Poet Laureate of Alabama[2][3]
Walker became an associate professor at the University of South Alabama in 1985 and a full professor in 1991. In 1999 she chaired the department, and 2007 was named Stokes Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing.
From 2003 to 2012, Walker served as the poet laureate of Alabama.[2] She is the author of five poetry collections.[6]
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Walker created Negative Capability Press, a small press publishing house which is based in Mobile, Alabama.[7][8][9] The company has published more than 40 books, many by nationally recognized authors and poets.[10] A number of these were collections for which Walker served as editor, including Ways of Knowing: Essays on Marge Piercy in 1991, Life on the Line: Selections on Words and Healing in 1992, and Whatever Remembers Us: An Anthology of Alabama Poetry in 2007. Several of the books have received notable recognition: Irene Latham's What Came Before (2007) won the Independent Book Award in Poetry in 2007 and John Davis Jr.'s work was included in the 2015 Poetry House exhibit in New York City.[11] The publisher sponsors an annual international book contest;[12] the prize in 2015 was $2000 and a publishing contract.
As 2012, Walker continued to head up the organization.[13]
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^Jan Lauwereyns (2012). Brain and the Gaze: On the Active Boundaries of Vision. MIT Press. pp. 233–. ISBN978-0-262-01791-6.
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^" Writing Can Be Taught: M.F.A. Survey 2014". Publishers Weekly, By Julie Buntin |May 16, 2014
^"Winter Haven Poet's Work Part of New York Exhibit". By Rick Rousos, NEWS CHIEF June 17, 2015.
^"People on the Move, Aug. 30, 2015". Times-Tribune, August 30, 2015 JOE BARESS
^Poetry Theatre USA celebrates National Poetry Month". AL.com and Press-Register Correspondent on April 23, 2012
^"Alexis Saunders, social worker, poet, researcher, dies at 34". Tampa Bay Times, By Marty Clear March 11, 2010
brannan, walker, born, 1940, poet, author, editor, 2015, stokes, distinguished, professor, creative, writing, university, south, alabama, former, poet, laureate, alabama, awardsadèle, mellen, prize, 2013, academic, backgroundalma, materuniversity, alabamatulan. Sue Brannan Walker born 1940 is a poet author and editor 1 In 2015 she is the Stokes Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of South Alabama She is a former Poet Laureate of Alabama 2 3 Sue Brannan WalkerAwardsAdele Mellen Prize 2013 Academic backgroundAlma materUniversity of AlabamaTulane UniversityAcademic workInstitutionsUniversity of South Alabama Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Negative Capability Press 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editWalker studied at the University of Alabama earning a B S She then earned an MEd M A and PhD at Tulane University Career editWalker worked as an assistant professor in the English department at the University of South Alabama in 1980 She founded the literary journal Negative capability in 1981 4 and served as its editor 5 Walker became an associate professor at the University of South Alabama in 1985 and a full professor in 1991 In 1999 she chaired the department and 2007 was named Stokes Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing From 2003 to 2012 Walker served as the poet laureate of Alabama 2 She is the author of five poetry collections 6 Negative Capability Press editWalker created Negative Capability Press a small press publishing house which is based in Mobile Alabama 7 8 9 The company has published more than 40 books many by nationally recognized authors and poets 10 A number of these were collections for which Walker served as editor including Ways of Knowing Essays on Marge Piercy in 1991 Life on the Line Selections on Words and Healing in 1992 and Whatever Remembers Us An Anthology of Alabama Poetry in 2007 Several of the books have received notable recognition Irene Latham s What Came Before 2007 won the Independent Book Award in Poetry in 2007 and John Davis Jr s work was included in the 2015 Poetry House exhibit in New York City 11 The publisher sponsors an annual international book contest 12 the prize in 2015 was 2000 and a publishing contract As 2012 Walker continued to head up the organization 13 References edit 14 Scot Peacock 1 April 2002 Contemporary Authors Gale Cengage Learning p 410 ISBN 978 0 7876 4614 1 a b Is Poetry Dead Not if 45 Official Laureates Are Any Indication International New York Times By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER JULY 27 2014 Negative Capability Press Small Press Database Poets amp Writers Pw org 2014 06 17 Retrieved 2014 06 26 Poetry Journal Going Strong in Mobile home Times Daily Dec 19 1986 Philip K Jason 2003 Critical survey of poetry Salem Press p 1168 ISBN 978 1 58765 073 4 Poets Laureate of Alabama Encyclopedia of Alabama by Jim Murphy University of Montevall Jan Lauwereyns 2012 Brain and the Gaze On the Active Boundaries of Vision MIT Press pp 233 ISBN 978 0 262 01791 6 Author Information Alabama Literary Map Alabamaliterarymap lib ua edu 2008 05 30 Retrieved 2014 06 26 Living with and dying from cancer a humanities special study module Medical Humanities 1992 Deborah Kirklin Richard Meakin Surinder Singh Margaret Lloyd Writing Can Be Taught M F A Survey 2014 Publishers Weekly By Julie Buntin May 16 2014 Winter Haven Poet s Work Part of New York Exhibit By Rick Rousos NEWS CHIEF June 17 2015 People on the Move Aug 30 2015 Times Tribune August 30 2015 JOE BARESS Poetry Theatre USA celebrates National Poetry Month AL com and Press Register Correspondent on April 23 2012 Alexis Saunders social worker poet researcher dies at 34 Tampa Bay Times By Marty Clear March 11 2010External links edit About a Negative Capability Press Negativecapabilitypress org Retrieved 2014 06 26 Interview at Silverblade Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sue Brannan Walker amp oldid 1102319479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
