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Nebraska Authors

Jack Collom

AKA: John Aldridge "Jack" Collom

Born 1931-11-08 Chicago, IL (USA)

Died 2017-07-02
Boulder, CO (USA)

Jack Collom was a poet and creative writing teacher known for his work teaching poetry and creative writing to children.

Places Lived

Chicago, IL
Boulder, CO
New York, NY
Wyoming
Nebraska

Author Of

  • Poetry
  • Fiction

Keywords

Poetry; Essays, Creative Fiction

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English Degree, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Master of Arts Degree, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Occupation

Poet
Creative Writing Teacher
Essayist

Places Worked

Schools in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, New York

Honors

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award, 2012

Associations

Poets in the Schools Program

Bibliography

Forty Nebraska Poets. 1981. (contributor)
Arguing with Something Plato Said, Rocky Ledge Editions. 1990.
Poetry Everywhere. 1994. (with Sheryl Noethe)
The Task, Baksun Books. 1996.
Red Car Goes By: Selected Poems 1955-2000. 2001.
Exchanges of Earth and Sky, Fish Drum Press. 2006.
Situations, Sings. (with Lyn Hejinian)
Adventures in Poetry. 2008.
Second Nature. 2012.

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