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'''M. Miriam Herrera''' (born |
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June 14, 1963) is an American [[author]] and [[poet]]. She teaches at the [[University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]] and currently teaches Introduction to Mexican Studies as well as Composition and Rhetoric and Creative Writing.<ref name="facultyprofile">{{cite web |last1=Herrera |first1=Maria "Miriam" |title=Course Information and Faculty Profiles |url=https://webapps.utrgv.edu/aa/dm/index.cfm?action=profile&user=maria.herrera |website=University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |accessdate=3 October 2020 |ref=facultyprofile}}</ref> She is a Lecturer with the Department of Writing Language Studies, and a Mexican American Studies Program (MASC) Affiliate.<ref name="MAS">{{cite web |last1=MAS |first1=Affiliates |title=Mexican American Studies Academic Program (MAS) |url=https://www.utrgv.edu/mas/people/mas-affiliates/index.htm |publisher=University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |accessdate=3 October 2020}}</ref> Her poetry often explores [[Mexican Americans|Mexican-American]] or [[Chicano]] life and her [[Crypto-Jewish]] and [[Cherokee]] heritage, but mainly the universal themes of nature, family, myth, and the transcendent experience.<ref name="authorSite">{{cite web |last1=Herrera |first1=M Miriam |title=Selected Poems from Kaddish for Columbus and Other Works |url=https://www.miriamherrera.com/ |publisher=M Miriam Herrera |accessdate=3 October 2020}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Herrera was born to natives of the [[Rio Grande Valley]] of South Texas. She was born in [[Sutherland, Nebraska]], where her parents had been working in the sugar-beet fields. She was raised in [[Aurora, Illinois]], where her parents moved to escape a migratory life of farm work. Herrera began writing poetry as a grade school student when she met [[Gwendolyn Brooks]], former Poet Laureate of Illinois, and heard her read her poetry at Herrera's elementary school. |
Herrera was born to natives of the [[Rio Grande Valley (Texas)|Rio Grande Valley]] of South Texas. She was born in [[Sutherland, Nebraska]], where her parents had been working in the sugar-beet fields. She was raised in [[Aurora, Illinois]], where her parents moved to escape a migratory life of farm work. Herrera began writing poetry as a grade school student when she met [[Gwendolyn Brooks]], former Poet Laureate of Illinois, and heard her read her poetry at Herrera's elementary school.<ref name="Gwendolyn">{{cite web |last1=Illinois Poet Laureate |first1=Illinois Gov |title=Gwendolyn Brooks - Bio |url=https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/poetlaureate/Pages/brooks.aspx |website=Illinois Poet Laureate |publisher=Illinois.gov |accessdate=4 October 2020 |ref=Gwendolyn}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Herrera attended the University of Illinois Program For Writers and earned her Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing in 1981. She studied with John Frederic Nims, the editor of Poetry Magazine; [[Ralph J. Mills]], editor of The Selected Letters of Theodore Roethke and The Notebooks of David Ignatow; and [[Paul Carroll (poet)|Paul Carroll]], founder of the Poetry Center of Chicago and of Big Table Magazine. While attending the |
Herrera attended the [[University of Illinois at Chicago]] Program For Writers and earned her Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing in 1981. She studied with John Frederic Nims, the editor of ''Poetry Magazine''; [[Ralph J. Mills]], editor of ''The Selected Letters of Theodore Roethke'' and ''The Notebooks of David Ignatow''; and [[Paul Carroll (poet)|Paul Carroll]], founder of the Poetry Center of [[Chicago]] and of ''Big Table Magazine''. While attending the University of Illinois at Chicago, Herrera was involved in the Chicano literary community, which included [[Sandra Cisneros]], [[Carlos Cumpian]], [[Norma Alarcón]], [[Ana Castillo]] and Ralph Cintron as her contemporaries.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ralph Cintron |first1=Reggie Young |title=Notes: Contributors |journal=Ecos |date=1982 |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=60–62 |issn=0278-2421}}</ref> |
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==Teaching career== |
==Teaching career== |
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Herrera taught creative writing, poetry writing, Chicano/Latino literature, and expository writing at the University of Illinois at Chicago; the University of New |
Herrera taught creative writing, poetry writing, Chicano/Latino literature, and expository writing at the University of Illinois at Chicago; the [[University of New Mexico–Los Alamos]]; South Bay College, [[Hawthorne, California]]; and [[Russell Sage College]], [[Troy, New York]]. She is a member of the [[Community of Writers at Squaw Valley]], [[California]], and is the founder of the Writing Studio, Medusa Community of Poets & Writers, and the Audre Lorde Poetry Prize at [[Russell Sage College]]. Currently she is a member of the [[Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies]] and serves as the poetry editor for their journal, ''HaLapid''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies |first1=HaLapid |title=Halapid: The Official Publication of SCJS |url=https://cryptojews.com/publications/halapid/ |website=Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies |publisher=SCJS |accessdate=3 October 2020}}</ref> |
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Herrera descends from [[Crypto-Jews]], also known as [[Conversos]]. These converts to Catholicism escaped the [[Spanish Inquisition]] for the [[New World]] where they intermarried with the indigenous peoples and old Christians who populated the [[American Southwest]]. Her poetry collection, ''Kaddish for Columbus'' explores the enigma of these divergent identities and landscapes the poet inhabits: |
Herrera descends from [[Crypto-Jews]], also known as [[Conversos]]. These converts to Catholicism escaped the [[Spanish Inquisition]] for the [[New World]] where they intermarried with the indigenous peoples and old Christians who populated the [[American Southwest]]. Her poetry collection, ''Kaddish for Columbus'' explores the enigma of these divergent identities and landscapes the poet inhabits: |
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{{blockquote|"Mythic borders appear in the poems as a metaphor for life that are found beyond physical space—the borders between peoples, ideas, religions, landscapes; between science and spirit, between self; how identities are transformed when one side collides with another; how the poet, a descendant of both Columbus and Native Americans, reconciles ambiguity."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Torres-Saillant |first1=Silvio |title=The Indian in the Latino: Genealogies of ethnicity |journal=Latino Studies |date=December 2012 |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=587–607 |doi=10.1057/lst.2012.42|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>[http://miriamherrerapoems.googlepages.com/ Poetry Collection by Author, M. Miriam Herrera - Poems: M. Miriam Herrera<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>}} |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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Herrera's poetry has been published in many literary journals, including Southwestern American Literature, Earth's Daughters, Albatross, |
Herrera's poetry has been published in many literary journals, including ''Southwestern American Literature'', ''Earth's Daughters'', ''Albatross'', ''Blue Mesa Review'', and ''Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry''. |
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==Books== |
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*''Ecos: A Latino Journal of People's Culture and Literature'' (Vol. 2, No. 2): "To Jenny," "First Snow," "Waterfall"; (Vol. 2, No. 1): "Visit Home," "Love Poem for Charles" |
*''Ecos: A Latino Journal of People's Culture and Literature'' (Vol. 2, No. 2): "To Jenny," "First Snow," "Waterfall"; (Vol. 2, No. 1): "Visit Home," "Love Poem for Charles" |
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*''Black Maria'' (Vol. 4, No. 2): "Driving in Fog," "Dream of Three Girls at Play" |
*''Black Maria'' (Vol. 4, No. 2): "Driving in Fog," "Dream of Three Girls at Play" |
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* [http://www.cryptojews.com/ Society for Crypto Judaic Studies] |
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M Miriam Herrera | |
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Born | Sutherland, Nebraska | June 14, 1963
Language | English; Spanish |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Illinois, Chicago |
Genre | Poetry |
Literary movement | Converso, Chicano |
Notable works | Kaddish for Columbus |
M. Miriam Herrera (born June 14, 1963) is an American author and poet. She teaches at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and currently teaches Introduction to Mexican Studies as well as Composition and Rhetoric and Creative Writing.[1] She is a Lecturer with the Department of Writing Language Studies, and a Mexican American Studies Program (MASC) Affiliate.[2] Her poetry often explores Mexican-American or Chicano life and her Crypto-Jewish and Cherokee heritage, but mainly the universal themes of nature, family, myth, and the transcendent experience.[3]
Early life[edit]
Herrera was born to natives of the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. She was born in Sutherland, Nebraska, where her parents had been working in the sugar-beet fields. She was raised in Aurora, Illinois, where her parents moved to escape a migratory life of farm work. Herrera began writing poetry as a grade school student when she met Gwendolyn Brooks, former Poet Laureate of Illinois, and heard her read her poetry at Herrera's elementary school.[4]
Education[edit]
Herrera attended the University of Illinois at Chicago Program For Writers and earned her Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing in 1981. She studied with John Frederic Nims, the editor of Poetry Magazine; Ralph J. Mills, editor of The Selected Letters of Theodore Roethke and The Notebooks of David Ignatow; and Paul Carroll, founder of the Poetry Center of Chicago and of Big Table Magazine. While attending the University of Illinois at Chicago, Herrera was involved in the Chicano literary community, which included Sandra Cisneros, Carlos Cumpian, Norma Alarcón, Ana Castillo and Ralph Cintron as her contemporaries.[5]
Teaching career[edit]
Herrera taught creative writing, poetry writing, Chicano/Latino literature, and expository writing at the University of Illinois at Chicago; the University of New Mexico–Los Alamos; South Bay College, Hawthorne, California; and Russell Sage College, Troy, New York. She is a member of the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley, California, and is the founder of the Writing Studio, Medusa Community of Poets & Writers, and the Audre Lorde Poetry Prize at Russell Sage College. Currently she is a member of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies and serves as the poetry editor for their journal, HaLapid.[6]
Herrera descends from Crypto-Jews, also known as Conversos. These converts to Catholicism escaped the Spanish Inquisition for the New World where they intermarried with the indigenous peoples and old Christians who populated the American Southwest. Her poetry collection, Kaddish for Columbus explores the enigma of these divergent identities and landscapes the poet inhabits:
"Mythic borders appear in the poems as a metaphor for life that are found beyond physical space—the borders between peoples, ideas, religions, landscapes; between science and spirit, between self; how identities are transformed when one side collides with another; how the poet, a descendant of both Columbus and Native Americans, reconciles ambiguity."[7][8]
Publications[edit]
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (January 2023) |
Herrera's poetry has been published in many literary journals, including Southwestern American Literature, Earth's Daughters, Albatross, Blue Mesa Review, and Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry.
Books[edit]
- Kaddish for Columbus: Finishing Line Press (2009)
Poetry[edit]
- Southwestern American Literature (2009): "Ahuacatl," "Blessing the Animals," "La Malinche"
- Albatross: "Elegy for an Angelito" (2009)
- Earth's Daughters (2008): "Once I Heard My Father Cry"
- Rainmakers Prayers Anthology (2008): "Kiva at Chaco Canyon"
- New Millennium Writings (2006–2007): "In the Calyx"
- Squaw Valley Poetry Anthology (2005): "At the Edge of Town"
- Artlife: The Original Limited Edition Monthly (Vol. 25, No. 8, Issue No. 273) "Witch Wife"
- New Zoo Poetry Review (Vol. 4): "Father's Love Letter"
- Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry (Vol. 41, No. 2): "Kaddish for Columbus"
- Blue Mesa Review (No. 3): "Kiva at Chaco Canyon"
- Ecos: A Latino Journal of People's Culture and Literature (Vol. 2, No. 2): "To Jenny," "First Snow," "Waterfall"; (Vol. 2, No. 1): "Visit Home," "Love Poem for Charles"
- Black Maria (Vol. 4, No. 2): "Driving in Fog," "Dream of Three Girls at Play"
References[edit]
- ^ Herrera, Maria "Miriam". "Course Information and Faculty Profiles". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ MAS, Affiliates. "Mexican American Studies Academic Program (MAS)". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Illinois Poet Laureate, Illinois Gov. "Gwendolyn Brooks - Bio". Illinois Poet Laureate. Illinois.gov. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Ralph Cintron, Reggie Young (1982). "Notes: Contributors". Ecos. 2 (1): 60–62. ISSN 0278-2421.
- ^ Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies, HaLapid. "Halapid: The Official Publication of SCJS". Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies. SCJS. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Torres-Saillant, Silvio (December 2012). "The Indian in the Latino: Genealogies of ethnicity". Latino Studies. 10 (4): 587–607. doi:10.1057/lst.2012.42.
- ^ Poetry Collection by Author, M. Miriam Herrera - Poems: M. Miriam Herrera
External links[edit]
- 1963 births
- Living people
- American poets of Mexican descent
- American people who self-identify as being of Cherokee descent
- American people of Mexican-Jewish descent
- University of New Mexico faculty
- The Sage Colleges
- People from Aurora, Illinois
- People from Lincoln County, Nebraska
- University of Illinois Chicago alumni
- Writers from Nebraska
- American women poets
- American women academics
- Tejano writers
- 21st-century American women