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Nebraska Authors

Charlene Neely

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Charlene is a daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt. She has been at various times, a cook, waitress, chauffer, reporter, imager, elevator operator, paste up artist, Avon lady, run small presses and huge copiers. meeting a bunch of intriguing people on the way. This gives all feeds into her poetry in various ways.

Places Lived

Lincoln, NE (1941-1943, 1945-1967, 1968-1970, 1982-)
Wahoo, NE (1943-1945)
Geneva, NE (1967-1968)
Beatrice, NE (1970)
Syracuse, NE (1975)
Sterling, NE (1975-1982)
Iowa

Author Of

  • Poetry
  • Fiction

Keywords

Short Stories; Midwest Themes; Poetry

Places Worked

Lincoln Journal-Star

Honors

John H. Ames Reading Series, Featured Reader, February 1992 and April 2018
Honorary Author Member, Nebraska Literary Heritage Association, 2015-16

Associations

Lincoln Chaparral Poets
Nebraska Chaparral Poets
Nebraska Writers Guild
Eagle Literary Society
Nebraska Literary Heritage Association

Bibliography

Putting Up Preserves: Pickles, Jams and Predicaments. 1988.
Humor in Poetry: An Anthology of Nebraska Chaparral Poets. 1995. (contributor)
Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry. 2007. (contributor)
The Lights of Lincoln. 2016.
Guide to More Nebraska Authors. 2018. (co-editor with Gerry Cox)
The Corn Fairy's Wigs & Other Poems. 2020.

Her poems have been featured in the following journals:
American Graveyard
Evening Street Review
Plainsongs
Persimmon Tree
Naugatuck River Review
Plains Song Review
Muse Magazine
Nebraska Presence
Times of Sorrow, Times of Grace
The Untidy Season
Misbehaving Nebraskans
Dreams for Our Daughters
Voices from the Plains
Filling the Empty Room
Songs for the Granddaughters
Lincoln Underground
Julien’s Journal
Art Move
Celebrate!

Charlene Neely's February 1992 Ames Reading Series presentation:

April 2018 presentation with Gerry Cox:

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