Roberta Spear
Roberta Spear (Sept 26, 1948 in Hanford, California – April 3, 2003) was an American poet.
Roberta Spear
- Name
- Roberta Spear
- Born
- 1948
- Birthplace
- Hanford, California, U.S.
- Died
- 2003
- Occupation
- Poet
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
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• Name — Roberta Spear • Born — 1948 • Birthplace — Hanford, California, U.S. • Died — 2003 • Occupation — Poet
Life
Life
Robertal Spear was born Sept 26, 1948 in Hanford California. She spent her early years in the Central Valley of California, graduating from Hanford High School. She earned a BA and MA from California State University, Fresno. Spear published three books of poetry: The Pilgrim Among Us (1991), Taking to Water (1984), and Silks (1980). Her work appeared in Field, Ploughshares, Poetry, and The Missouri Review. She lived in Fresno, California. She died April 3, 2003.
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• "The Workout", The Atlantic, December 2002 • "Conversions", Ploughshares, Winter 1988 * • Talking to Water (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1985) * *
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• Ingram Merrill Fellowship • 1979 National Poetry Series
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- 1.Kherdian. Down at the Santa Fe Depot: 20 Fresno Poets. The Giligia Press. 139-143. 1970.
- 2.Roberta Spear. Poetry Foundation.
- 3.Roberta L. Spear.
- 4.Issues | Ploughshares. www.pshares.org.
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