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Linda Hogan
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| Born | Linda K. Henderson July 16, 1947 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, professor |
| Education | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (BA) University of Colorado, Boulder (MA) |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Children | 2 |
Linda K. Hogan (born July 16, 1947) is a talented American writer. She is known for her beautiful poetry, engaging stories, and interesting novels. She also writes about nature and the environment.
Linda Hogan is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. She has even served as their special writer in residence. She has won many important awards for her amazing work, including the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry.
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Linda Hogan's Early Life
Linda Hogan was born on July 16, 1947, in Denver, Colorado. Her father, Charles C. Henderson, was a Chickasaw man from a recognized family. Her mother, Cleona Florine Henderson, was of white descent.
Linda's uncle, Wesley Henderson, helped start the White Buffalo Council in Denver. This group helped other Native American people. Many Indigenous people were moving to cities because of the Relocation Act in the 1950s. This act caused many Indigenous peoples to move from their homes for work and other chances.
Linda Hogan's Career
Linda Hogan earned her Master of Arts degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1978. She became a full professor of Creative Writing at the University of Colorado. She also taught in the university's Ethnic Studies Department for two years.
Hogan has spoken at important events, like the United Nations Forum. She was also a main speaker at an Environmental Literature Conference in Turkey in 2009. More recently, she worked as the Writer in Residence for The Chickasaw Nation for six years. She also taught at the Indian Arts Institute in Santa Fe.
Linda Hogan writes in many different ways. She writes poetry, long novels, short stories, and essays about nature. She has also written non-fiction essays for groups that protect the environment, like The Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Club.
In 2015, Hogan worked with Brenda Peterson on a book called Sightings, the Mysterious Journey of the Gray Whale. This book was for National Geographic. She also wrote the script for a PBS documentary called Everything Has a Spirit. This film was about Native American religious freedom.
Linda Hogan's Personal Life
Linda Hogan is married to Pat Hogan. They have two children together.
Awards and Recognition
Linda Hogan has received many awards for her writing. Here are some of them:
- Five Civilized Tribes Play Writing Award, 1980
- Stand magazine Fiction Award, 1983
- American Book Award, 1986
- Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1991
- Guggenheim Fellow, 1991
- Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction for Mean Spirit, 1991
- Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for The Book of Medicines, 1993
- Colorado Book Award for The Book of Medicines, 1993
- Lannan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry, 1994
- Colorado Book Award for Solar Storms, 1996
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Native Writers' Circle of the Americas, 1998
- Writer of the Year (Creative Prose), Wordcraft Circle Award, 2002
- Inducted into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame, 2007
- Native Arts and Cultures Foundation National Artist Fellowship, 2015
- Thoreau Prize from PEN, 2016
Published Works
Linda Hogan has written many books. Here are some of her published works:
- Calling Myself Home, 1978
- A Piece of Moon, 1981
- Daughters, I Love You, 1981
- Eclipse, 1983
- Mean Spirit, 1990
- Red Clay: Poems and Stories, 1991
- The book of medicines: poems, 1993
- The Sweet Breathing of Plants: Women and the Green World, 2000
- Rounding the Human Corners: Poems, 2008
- People of the Whale: A Novel, 2009
- The Inner Journey: Views from Native Traditions (editor), 2009
- Indios, poems, 2012
- Dark, Sweet: New and Selected Poems, 2014
In Anthology
- Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology, edited by Melissa Tuckey, 2018.
See also
- List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas
- Native American Renaissance
- Native American Studies
