Ann Fisher-Wirth
Ann Fisher-Wirth (born January 25, 1947 as Ann Carolyn Welpton) is an American poet and scholar.[1]
Biography
Fisher-Wirth is the daughter of a career Army officer and an English teacher.[2] She was born in Washington, D. C., and lived as a child in Germany, Pennsylvania, and Japan before her father retired from the Army and her parents decided to move to Berkeley, California.[3] She earned a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, in English from Pomona College in 1968;[1] an M.A. degree in English and American literature from Claremont Graduate School in 1972;[1] and a Ph.D. in English and American literature from Claremont Graduate School in 1981.[1] Her scholarly work has concentrated primarily on William Carlos Williams and Willa Cather, but she has published on other writers including Cormac McCarthy, Louise Gluck, Robert Hass, and Anita Brookner.[1] She has served as President of the international Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE), has had a senior Fulbright to the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and has held the Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Uppsala University, Sweden.[2] She has been teaching at the University of Mississippi since 1988.[1] She has won several teaching awards, including Liberal Arts Outstanding Teacher of the Year (2006), Humanities Teacher of the Year (2007), and the Elsie M. Hood Award (2014).[4] Her poetry has received numerous awards, including several Pushcart nominations and a Pushcart Special Mention.[2] She is married to Peter Wirth.[3] Her daughter, Jessica Fisher, is also a poet.
Selected Works
- First, earth, The Chapbook (2015)
- The Ecopoetry Anthology, coedited with Laura-Gray Street, Trinity University Press (2013)
- Dream Cabinet, Wings Press (2012)
- Carta Marina, Wings Press (2009)
- Slide Shows, Finishing Line Press (2009)
- Five Terraces, Wind Publications (2005)
- Walking Wu-Wei's Scroll, Drunken Boat (2005),
- Blue Window, Archer Books (2003)
- The Trinket Poems, Wind Publications (2003)
- William Carlos Williams and Autobiography: The Woods of His Own Nature, Penn State University Press (1989)
Selected Honors and Awards
- The Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Mississippi (2014)[4]
- Finalist, Poet Laureate of Mississippi (2012)[2]
- University of Mississippi Humanities Teacher of the Year (2007)[4]
- University of Mississippi Liberal Arts Outstanding Teacher of the Year (2006)[4]
- President, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (2006)[5]
- Literary Artist Fellowship for poetry from the Mississippi Arts Commission (2005)[6]
- Writing Residency, Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside, Calif. (2005)[6]
- Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Poetry Award (2004)[7]
- Rita Dove Poetry Award from the Salem College Center for Women Writers (2004)[6]
- Malahat Review Long Poem Prize (2003)[6]
- Fulbright Distinguished Chair of American Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden (2003) [5]
- Literary Artist Fellowship for poetry from the Mississippi Arts Commission (1998)[8]
- Fulbright Lecturer in American Literature, University of Fribourg, Switzerland (1994)[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ann Fisher-Wirth". University of Mississippi–M.F.A. English. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ann Fisher-Wirth". Black Earth Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Q&A With Ann Fisher-Wirth". Bloom: “Late” according to whom?. March 25, 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ann Fisher-Wirth Teacher of the Year". The University of Mississippi – College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Dr. Ann Fisher-Wirth". Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "English professor, poet Ann Fisher-Wirth awarded state arts commission grant". The Mississippi Writers Page. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ "Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters". Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ "Arts Commission News". Mississippi Arts Commission. Retrieved 7 March 2016.