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Marilyn Nelson and an honorary doctorate from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. Her poetry books, all of which were published by the Louisiana State University Press, include: The Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems The Homeplace (1985); and For the Body Marilyn was named Poet Laureate of Connecticut in June, 2001. Other honors include two Pushcart prizes, two creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship,the 1990 Connecticut Arts Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Since 1978, she has been professor of English at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. Marilyn Nelson

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Marilyn Carlson Nelson 2004 INTERNATIONAL ATHENA AWARD RECIPIENT RETURN TO 2004 CONFERENCE PAGE Marilyn Carlson Nelson is Chairwoman and CEO of Carlson Companies, Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the world. Carlson's well known brands include: , and . Carlson-related brands and services are in more than 140 countries and employ 198,000 people worldwide. Ms. Carlson Nelson is a regular on Fortune magazine's list of the Most Powerful Women in Business and has been selected by Business Week as one of the Top 25 Executives in Business. She has been ranked by Travel Agent magazine as "the Most Powerful Woman in Travel" annually since 1997. Under her leadership in 2001 and 2002, Carlson Companies was named to the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers by Working Mother magazine and in 2002, the company was also named one of the 100 best companies to work for by Fortune magazine. In 2003, Minnesota Monthly magazine named Ms. Carlson Nelson Minnesotan of the Year. She currently serves on the boards of Exxon Mobil Corporation, the Mayo Clinic Foundation, and the Singapore Tourism Council. In 2002, she was appointed by President George W. Bush to chair the National Women's Business Council. The council serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President and Congress on public policy issues that support women business owners. In July 2003, she received the Swedish American of the Year honor from King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.

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Marilyn Nelson th Graders Designed by Josh Molsbee Essential Question: What influenced Marilyn Nelson to become a writer, and how does her life show through her work. Introduction Who was Marilyn Nelson? What is important to remember about her? How can you take this complicated person and turn her life into something that tells a story? Task : Imagine that your school has just decided to develop some way to honor Marilyn Nelson. You’ve been assigned to a task force that will design an appropriate way to commemorate Marilyn Nelson. The sky is not the limit though. What you design has to tell of her life and her accomplishments. Standards: (8) Reading/variety of texts. The student reads widely for different purposes in varied sources. The student is expected to: (A) read classic and contemporary works (2-8); (B) select varied sources such as nonfiction, novels, textbooks, newspapers, and magazines when reading for information or pleasure (4-5); and (C) read for varied purposes such as to be informed, to be entertained, to appreciate the writer's craft, and to discover models for his/her own writing (4-8). (9) Reading/vocabulary development. The student acquires an extensive vocabulary through reading and systematic word study. The student is expected to:

10. Poet Of The Month: Marilyn Nelson Marilyn Nelson March 1999. Marilyn Carver. To see Marilyn Nelson sHomepage, click Here. You are visitor number. Back to PoetryNet. http://members.aol.com/poetrynet/month/archive/nelson/intro.html

Marilyn Nelson March 1999 Marilyn Nelson graduated from the University of California, Davis and holds postgraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (M.A.) and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D.). Her books are For the Body The Homeplace Magnificat (1994), and The Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems The Homeplace was a finalist for the 1991 National Book Award and won the 1992 Annisfield Wolf Award. The Fields of Praise was a finalist for the 1997 National Book Award, the PEN/Winship Award, and the 1998 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, and won the 1998 Poets Prize. Her most recent work, a rendition of Euripides’ play, "Hecuba," appears in Euripides I , the first volume of the Penn Greek Drama Series, and was produced in November, 1998, by the African Continuum Theatre of Washington, D.C., directed by Jennifer Nelson. The poems "Chemistry 101," "The Lace-Maker," and "Odalesque" are part of a work in progress based on the life of George Washington Carver. To see Marilyn Nelson's Homepage, click

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poetry awards poetry month poetry exhibits poetry map ... about the academy Search Larger Type Find a Poet Find a Poem Listening Booth ... Add to a Notebook Marilyn Nelson Marilyn Nelson was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 26, 1946, to Melvin M. Nelson, a U.S. serviceman in the Air Force, and Johnnie Mitchell Nelson, a teacher. Brought up on first one military base and then another, Nelson started writing while still in elementary school. She earned her B.A. from the University of California, Davis, and holds postgraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (M.A., 1970) and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D., 1979). Her books include The Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems (1997), which was a finalist for the 1998 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, the 1997 National Book Award, and the PEN Winship Award; Magnificat The Homeplace (1990), which won the 1992 Annisfield-Wolf Award and was a finalist for the 1991 National Book Award; Mama's Promises (1985); and

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Marilyn Nelson's Labyrinth The Internet strikes me as the realization of Jorge Luis Borges' vision : a garden of forking paths, an infinitely expanding library, a world-sized map of the world, a labyrinth . I hope you enjoy wandering around in my little section of it. (I hope the tiger doesn't get you!) I teach in the English Department at the University of Connecticut . My regular courses are creative writing (poetry), a poetry genre course, Aframerican and American Ethnic Literature. In Spring, 2000, I taught a course on Poetry and Meditation at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. I write poems. My third book won the Annisfield-Wolf Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award; my fifth book was a finalist for the National Book Award, the PEN/Winship Award, and the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, and won the 1999 Poets' Prize; my sixth book, Carver: A Life in Poems (click on my name), publis hed by Front Street Books, won the Boston Globe/Hornbook Award, was a finalist for the National Book Award, was a Newbery Honor Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor book, and won the Flora Stieglitz Straus Award. In 2002 I became the Poet Laureate of the State of Connecticut.

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About the Commission What's News For the Public Connecticut's Arts Industry ... Opportunities for Artists Produced by the Connecticut Commission on the Arts. Revised: June 23, 2003 Connecticut Poet Laureate Marilyn Nelson Next Artist Readings and Appearances Ms. Nelson is available for a limited number of poetry readings and workshops each year. For booking information, please contact her agent: Bill Thompson Briarwood Writers Alliance 61 Briarwood Circle Needham Heights, MA 02494-1829 Telephone: 781-449-7638 If you are interested in having a poet appear at a school or other event, please also consider members of the Commission's Directory of Performing Artists and Master Teaching Artists Following are upcoming Connecticut appearances by Marilyn Nelson which are open to the public. Please contact the sponsoring organization for more information. Read a sampling of Marilyn Nelson's poems To hear Ms. Nelson read from a selected poet's works, call 860-486-POEM. Poet Laureate's Recommended Links to Poetry Sites: Connecticut Poetry Links Connecticut Poetry Society Upwords Poetry Links for Young Writers The University of Connecticut's Long River Review ... Fairfield Review ...And Connecticut Poets' Sites: Eileen Albrizio Dick Allen Doug Anderson Wendy Battin ... Vivian Shipley

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Marilyn Nelson author of Carver: A Life in Poems JUNE 28, 2001 Marilyn Nelson Named Connecticut State Poet Laureate The Connecticut Commission on the Arts announced that it has named Marilyn Nelson, of Storrs, as Poet Laureate for the State of Connecticut. Nelson was recommended to the Commission by a panel of five distinguished literary professionals who considered several dozen nominations of poets submitted by the public. She will serve a five-year term in the honorary position, which was created by the General Assembly to recognize a Connecticut poet of the highest distinction. She succeeds Leo Connellan, who passed away in February, two months shy of completing his term, and his predecessor, James Merrill. The Homeplace , was a finalist for the 1991 National Book Award and won the 1992 Annisfield-Wolf Award. The Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems Carver: A Life in Poems, The selection panel that recommended Nelson to the Commission on the Arts was comprised of Kevin Carey, a poet, member of the Board of the Connecticut Poetry Society, and editor of the Connecticut River Review; Kristin Nord, a freelance writer and poetry instructor at Western Connecticut State University; Tom Radko, Director of Wesleyan University Press; Bessy Reyna, a poet, columnist for the Hartford Courant and arts editor of El Extra News; and Steve Straight, Director of the Connecticut Poetry Circuit and professor of English at Manchester Community College.

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