Maggie Anderson

• Name — Maggie Anderson • Born — 23 September 1948 • Birthplace — New York City • Occupation — American poet and editor • Education — *Bachelor's Degree in English with High Honors from West Virginia University (1970) • M.A. in English (Creative Writing) from West Virginia University in 1973 • M.S.W. from West Virginia University in 1977 • Notable Works — *Windfall: New and Selected Poems (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000) • Wick Poetry First Book Series (founder and editor) • Wick Poetry Chapbook Series for Ohio Poets (Kent State University Press, 1993–2011) • co-founded Trellis, a poetry journal, in 1971 • Awards — *Two fellowships in poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts • Isabella Gardner Fellowship. • University Distinguished Teaching Awards from KSU Alumni Association in 2002 • Helen and Laura Kraut Memorial Ohioana Poetry Award from the Ohioana Library Association (2003) • Honored by Emory and Henry College at their 23rd annual Appalachian Literary Festival (2004) • Honored with a Distinguished Scholar Award from Kent State University

Anderson attended West Virginia Wesleyan College from 1966–68 and earned a bachelor's degree in English, with high honors, from West Virginia University in 1970. Her M.A. in English (Creative Writing) in 1973 and an M.S.W. in 1977 were also from WVU. She worked as a rehabilitation counselor for blind and visually impaired clients at the West Virginia Rehabilitation Center from 1973-77. Beginning in 1979, she worked as poet-in-residence for ten years, in schools, senior centers, correctional facilities and libraries in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. She has served as visiting writer at several universities, including the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Oregon, the Pennsylvania State University, Hamilton College, and West Virginia University. In addition to her travels in the United States, Anderson has lived in Denmark (1992–1993) and traveled extensively throughout western and eastern Europe, Russia, and Scandinavia.

Anderson is the author of several poetry collections, the most recent of which is Dear All, (Four Way Books, 2017), and the founder and editor of the Wick Poetry First Book Series and the Wick Poetry Chapbook Series for Ohio Poets (Kent State University Press, 1993–2011). In 1971 she co-founded Trellis, a poetry journal, with Winston Fuller and Irene McKinney, and served as editor until 1981.

• Dear All, (Four Way Books, 2017) • Windfall: New and Selected Poems. (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000) • A Space Filled with Moving. (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992) • Cold Comfort. (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1986) • Years That Answer. (New York: Harper and Row Publishers, Inc., 1980) • Greatest Hits: 1984-2004. (Columbus: Pudding House Publications, 2004) • The Great Horned Owl. (Riderwood: Icarus Press, 1979)