Duane Niatum
Encyclopedia
Life
After his parent's divorce, his KlallamKlallam
Klallam refers to four related indigenous Native American/First Nations communities from the Pacific Northwest of North America. The Klallam culture is classified ethnographically and linguistically in the Coast Salish subgroup...
grandfather became his surrogate father.
After serving in the Navy, he graduated from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
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with a M.A., and the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
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with a Ph.D. in 1997.
He taught at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
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, The Evergreen State College
The Evergreen State College
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, the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University is an American public, coeducational university located in Cheney, Washington.Founded in 1882, the university is academically divided into four colleges: Arts and Letters; Business and Public Administration; Science, Health and Engineering; and Social & Behavioral...
, Seattle Central Community College
Seattle Central Community College
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, Western Washington University
Western Washington University
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, Northwest Indian College
Northwest Indian College
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, and the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
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He was editor of the Native American Authors Program, Harper & Row Publishers.
Awards
- 1982 American Book AwardAmerican Book AwardThe American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It seeks to recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre...
- 1966 and 1970 Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, first prize in poetry,
- Poetry in Motion Grant Award
Works
- After the Death of an Elder Klallam Phoenix, AZ : Baleen Press, 1970. ISBN 0912074000
- Ascending Red Cedar Moon, New York : Harper & Row, 1973. ISBN 0064511502
- Breathless Seattle, WA : University of Washington, 1968. Genre: Drama
- The crooked beak of love Albuquerque, N.M. : West End Press, 2000. ISBN 093112296
- A Cycle for the Woman in the Field. Laughing Man Press, 1973.
- Digging out the roots : poems New York : Harper & Row, 1977. ISBN 0064511553
- Drawings of the Song Animals: New and Selected Poems. Duluth, Minnesota : Holy Cow! Press, 1991. ISBN 0930100433
- Harper's Anthology of Twentieth-Century Native American Poetry San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1988.
- Pieces New York : Strawberry Press, 1981.
- Raven and the Fear of Growing White Amsterdam, Holland : Bridge Press, 1983.
- Songs for the Harvester of Dreams Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, 1981. ISBN 0295957581
- Stories from the land of red cedar Seattle : D. Niatum, 1999. Genre: Folklore
- Stories of the Moons Marvin, SD : Blue Cloud Quarterly Press, 1987.
- Taos Pueblo and Other Poems. Greenfield Center, NY : Greenfield Review Press, 1973. ISBN 0912678089
- To Bridge the Dream Laguna, NM : A Press, 1978. Genre: Short Stories
- Turning to the Rhythms of Her Song Seattle, WA : Jawbone Press, 1977.
Reviews
Duane Niatum, a key figure in the poetry of the contemporary Native American literary explosion, has produced a sixth collection of poems. It's an important event.