Jeannine Savard (born 1950) is an

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, born in the Adirondack Mountain Region of

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. Her poems are lyrical and involve and reflect the lush region of the country, as well as the

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where she has lived since the 1980s as an

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of English at

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. Savard's poems have appeared in '' Blackbird','' ''

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,'' ''Superstition Review','' ''Crab Orchard Review,'' '' Hayden’s Ferry Review,'' ''The Salt River Review','' ''The Blue Guitar Magazine'', and '' The Nashville Review.''

Published works

Savard has published several volumes of poetry, including: * ''Accounted For'' (2011),

Red Hen Press Red Hen Press is an American non-profit press located in Pasadena, California, and specializing in the publication of poetry, literary fiction, and nonfiction. The press is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, and was a fin ...

. . * ''Snow Water Cove'' (Reissue: 2006), A

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Classic Contemporary,

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. . * ''My Hand Upon Your Name'' (2005), Red Hen Press. . * ''Snow Water Cove'' (1988),

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. . * ''Trumpeter'' (1993), Carnegie Mellon University Press. .

References

External links

Jeannine Savard author website
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