Jeanetta Calhoun Mish

Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (born 1961) is an American poet and serves as Oklahoma's twenty-first poet laureate.[1]

Biography

Born in Hobart, Oklahoma in 1961, Mish was educated at the University of Houston, the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, and the University of Oklahoma, where she earned her doctorate in 2009.[2] She is a faculty member in the Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing at Oklahoma City University, which she also serves as program director.[3] Mish is the founder and editor of Mongrel Empire Press, based in Norman, Oklahoma.[4]

Works

• Tongue-Tied Woman (Soulspeak, 2001)
• Work is Love Mad Visible (West End Press, 2009)
• Ain't Nobody that can Sing like Me: New Oklahoma Writing, ed. (Mongrel Empire Press, 2010)
• Oklahomeland: Essays (Lamar University Press, 2015)
• What I Learned at the War (West End Press, 2016)

See also

• Poets Laureate of Oklahoma

References

1. "Oklahoma Arts Council: Oklahoma State Poet Laureate". www.arts.ok.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
2. "Oklahoma's poet laureate, Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, finds inspiration from home state". NewsOK.com. 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
3. "Jeanetta Calhoun Mish - Oklahoma City University". www.okcu.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
4. "Small Press Points: Mongrel Empire Press". Poets & Writers. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2018-10-16.