Patricia Frolander
Patricia Frolander (born 1942) is an American poet originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She was poet laureate of Wyoming from November 7, 2011, to June 9, 2013. Frolander began writing poetry in the mid-1990s.
Patricia Frolander
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- Patricia Frolander
- Born
- 1942
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Occupation
- Poet
- Awards
- * National Senior Poets Laureate Competition (2009)
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Patricia Frolander (born 1942) is an American poet originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She was poet laureate of Wyoming from November 7, 2011, to June 9, 2013. Frolander began writing poetry in the mid-1990s.
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She has written five poetry collections, including Grassland Genealogy (2009), Married Into It (2011), and Second Wind (2020). She won the 17th Annual National Senior Poets Laureate Competition in 2009. In 2011, she won the Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award, sponsored by the Wyoming Arts Council. She owns and lives on their family ranch in Sundance in the Black Hills area of Wyoming, where she has lived since 1969. She has one son, two daughters, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was widowed in October 2016.
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• Name — Patricia Frolander • Born — 1942 • Birthplace — Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. • Occupation — Poet • Language — English • Notable Works — * Grassland Genealogy (2009) • Married Into It (2011) • Second Wind (2020) • Awards — * National Senior Poets Laureate Competition (2009) • Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award (2011) • Children — 1 son, 2 daughters
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- 1.Kottmann, Niki. Former poet laureate pens poetry book to send hopeful message amid grief. WyomingNews.com. August 9, 2020.
- 2.Library of Congress. Main Reading Room: Wyoming. loc.gov. February 23, 2018.
- 3.Office of Governor Matt Mead. Gov. Mead Appoints Patricia Frolander as Poet Laureate of WY. governor.wy.gov. November 7, 2011.
- 4.Gray, Kristy. Wyoming Gov. Mead appoints Sundance woman as Wyoming's poet laureate. Casper Star-Tribune. November 8, 2011.
- 5.Poem by Pat Frolander Wins National Contest. Wyoming Arts Council. September 3, 2009.
- 6.Winners Announced for Blanchan/Doubleday Awards. Wyoming Arts Council. January 6, 2011.
- 7.Robert Frolander (obituary). fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com.
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