Gladys Cardiff
Gladys Cardiff | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 82–83) Browning, Montana, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Washington (MFA), Western Michigan University (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, academic |
| Notable work | To Frighten a Storm, A Bare Unpainted Table |
| Father | Henry Owl |
| Awards | Washington State Governor's Award, Louisa Kerns Award |
Gladys Cardiff (born 1942) is an Eastern Band Cherokee poet and academic, with interests in Native American, African-American and American literature. She was an associate professor at Oakland University from 1999 to 2013.
Early life
Cardiff was born in Browning, Montana.[1][2] Her father was Henry Owl of the Owl clan,[3] who is listed on the Baker Roll as having a Cherokee blood quantum of half, and having a Catawba mother.[4] She is of Irish and Welsh descent on her mother's side. She is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.[5] She makes use of her cultural heritage in her work, referencing especially Cherokee place names in her poetry.[6]
She attended the University of Washington, where she studied with Theodore Roethke.[1] She has a PhD in literature from Western Michigan University.[2]
Published works
Cardiff won the 1976 Washington State Governor's Award for her first book of poetry, To Frighten a Storm.[1] She published A Bare Unpainted Table in 1999.[6] She received awards from the Seattle Arts Commission in 1985 and 1986.[1] "In 1988 she was a co-recipient of the University of Washington's Louisa Kerns Award for literary endeavors."[7] Her poetry has been featured by The Poetry Foundation.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Niatum, Duane, ed. (1988). Harper's Anthology of 20th-Century Native American Poetry. New York City: Harper & Row. pp. 360–361. ISBN 0062506668.
- ^ a b "Gladys Cardiff". Poetry Foundation. January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "UNC building renamed for Cherokee trailblazer". Smoky Mountain News. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Cherokee Rolls: Baker Roll". All Things Cherokee. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Gladys Cardiff". Poetry Foundation. March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Cardiff - A Bare Unpainted Table". Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ "Cardiff, Gladys (Cherokee)". NativeAuthors.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ "Combing by Gladys Cardiff". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
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