Carol Muske-Dukes

Carol Muske-Dukes (born 1945 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and professor, and the former poet laureate of California (2008–2011).[1] Her most recent book of poetry, Sparrow (Random House, 2003), chronicling the love and loss of Muske-Dukes’ late husband, actor David Dukes, was a National Book Award finalist.[2]

Carol Muske-Dukes
BornCarol Muske
1945 (age 75–76)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCreighton University;
San Francisco State University
SpouseDavid Dukes
ChildrenAnnie Muske-Dukes

Life

Muske-Dukes grew up in Forest Lake, Minnesota. She received B.A. English from Creighton University in 1967, and her M.A. in 1970 from the San Francisco State University.[3] She has taught in the graduate writing programs at Columbia University, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the University of California at Irvine, and the University of Virginia. She is one of the founding members of the USC PhD in Creative Writing & Literature, where she currently teaches.[4]

She has a daughter, Annie Muske-Dukes, who graduated from USC in May 2005,[2] and she is the widow of actor David Dukes, who died in 2000.

In addition to her seven books of poetry, she has published four novels, the most recent of which, Channeling Mark Twain (2007), is about a woman poet who teaches poetry at a women's detention facility, just as the author herself did and the perspectives she gains from the poetry her students write.[5] Her work has appeared in Antaeus, Ploughshares,[6] Paris Review,[7] and The New Yorker.

Awards

Published works

Poetry collections

  • Blue Rose. Penguin Books. April 3, 2018
  • Twin Cities. Penguin Books. May 31, 2011
  • Sparrow: Poems. Random House, Inc. 2004. ISBN 978-0-8129-6748-7.
  • Octave Above Thunder: New and Selected Poems. Tandem Library. 1997. ISBN 978-1-4177-0418-7.
  • Red Trousseau. Viking. 1993. ISBN 978-0-670-84508-8.
  • Applause. University of Pittsburgh Press. 1989. ISBN 978-0-8229-3613-8.
  • Wyndmere: Poems. University of Pittsburgh Press. 1985. ISBN 978-0-8229-3503-2.
  • Skylight. Doubleday. 1981.
  • Camouflage: Poems. University of Pittsburgh Press. 1975.

Collaborative works

  • Rendezvous with Light: A Collection of Poetry and Photographs. Figueroa Press. 2006. ISBN 978-193280013-5.

Novels

Essay collections

Anthologies

  • Michael Collier; Stanley Plumly, eds. (1999). "Oblique Muscle". Title The New Bread Loaf Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry. UPNE. ISBN 978-0-87451-950-1.
  • David Lehman; Robert Hass, eds. (2001). The Best American Poetry 2001. Scribner poetry. ISBN 978-0-7432-0383-8.
  • Billy Collins, ed. (2005). "Passport: A Manifesto". 180 more: extraordinary poems for every day. Random House, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8129-7296-2.
  • David Walker, ed. (2006). American Alphabets: 25 Contemporary Poets. Oberlin College Press. ISBN 978-0-932440-28-0.

References
  1. Archived July 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Johnson, Pamela J. (2008-11-01). "Carol Muske-Dukes Appointed California Poet Laureate : News : USC Dornsife". College.usc.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  3. "Faculty Profile : USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences". College.usc.edu. 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  4. "Carol Muske-Dukes | Academy of American Poets". Poets.org. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  5. Kaminski, Margot, 2007 "Prison Poets Give Teacher New Outlook", San Francisco Chronicle, July 15, pp. M1-2.
  6. "Read By Author | Ploughshares". Pshares.org. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  7. Archived July 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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