Pamela Harrison is an American poet and educator. She is the author of six poetry collections, most recently, ''What to Make of It''
Turning Point
2012). Her poems have been published in literary journals and magazines including ''Poetry,

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and the

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, as well as the PEN Northern New England Discovery Poet Award. Harrison was born and raised in

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, and earned a B.A. from

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, and an M.F.A. in creative writing from the

Vermont College of Fine Arts Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) is a private graduate-level college affiliated with California Institute of the Arts. It offers Master's degrees in a low-residency format. Its faculty includes Pulitzer Prize finalists, National Book Award wi ...

. She has taught English literature and creative writing for the

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and

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as adjunct faculty. She was married to Dr. Dennis McCullough (1944-2016), author of ''My Mother, Your Mother'' (

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, 2008) and has one daughter, Katherine Parlee McCullough (b. 1977.) She has two grandsons. Harrison lives in

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Published works

Full-length poetry collections * ''What to Make of It'' (Turning Point, 2012) * ''Out of Silence'' (David Robert Books, 2009) * ''Okie Chronicles'' (David Robert Books, 2005) * ''Stereopticon'' (David Robert Books, 2004) Chapbooks * ''Pamela Harrsion Greatest Hits'' (Pudding House, 2002)Pudding House Publications > Greatest Hits > Pamela Harrsion
/ref> * ''Noah’s Daughter'' (Panhandler Chapbook Competition winner, Series #1, University of West Florida, 1988)

Honors and awards

* 2002 PEN Northern New England Discovery Poet Award * 1988 Panhandler Prize

References

External links

Author website

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