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Nebraska Authors

Beverly Merrick

Born 1944-11-20 Troy, KS (USA)

Died 2016-07-21
Lexington, NE (USA)

Buried
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Amhurst, NE (USA)

Places Lived

Kearney, NE
Lexington, NE
Ohio
New Mexico

Author Of

  • Poetry

Keywords

Poetry

Education

Graduate of Kearney High School, Kearney, NE
Bachelors in Journalism and English, 1980, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
Masters in Journalism, 1982, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
Master of Arts in Creative Writing, 1986, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Ph.D in Mass Communication, 1989, Ohio University, Athens, OH

Occupation

Professor of Communication Arts
Journalist
Grass-roots organizer

Places Worked

Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

Honors

Received the Jesse Stuart Award (Literary Award)
Nominated for a Christa McAuliffe Congressional Fellowship

Associations

Served as president of the New Mexico State Poetry Society

Bibliography

Closing the Gate. 1993.

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