Besmilr Brigham
Brigham was born in Pace, Mississippi. She graduated from Mary Hardin-Baylor College (now University of Mary Hardin–Baylor) in Belton, Texas. After that, she studied at the New School for Social Research in New York.
Besmilr Brigham
- Born
- 1913 · United States.
- Died
- 2000
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Education
- The New School · University of Mary Hardin–Baylor
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In New York she met and married Roy Brigham. According to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, "She came to prominence during the women’s movement of the 1960s, and her work is noted for its innovative structure, sound, and rhythm." Brigham is also known as Besmilr Moore Brigham. The Besmilr Women Writers Award is named after her. Brigham died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 2000.
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Besmilr Brigham appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a poet (1913 – 2000). The birth of Besmilr Brigham is recorded in 1913, and the death in 2000.
• 1969. Agony dance: death of the dancing dolls (poetry) • 2000. Run through rock: selected short poems of Besmilr Brigham (C. D. Wright, ed.) • 1971. Heaved from the earth. (poetry)
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- 1.U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007
- 2.Besmilr Moore Brigham (1913-2000). The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. January 5, 2012.
- 3.The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Profile at.
- 4.Lost Roads. Besmilir Brigham Women Writers Award.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- G.C. Waldrep, "Why We Chose It: Two poems by besmilr brigham", kenyonreview.org, October 6, 2014
- Martin, Meredith. “An Interview with Heloise Wilson”, The Aux-Arc Review 1 (Fall 2002): 29–40
- "Robert Yerachmiel Snyderman Looks at Besmilr Brigham's Fermenting Lyric, poetryfoundation.org; accessed November 2, 2017.
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