Miriam Sagan (born April 27, 1954, in Manhattan, New York)[1] is a U.S. poet, as well as an essayist, memoirist and teacher.[2][3] She is the author of over a dozen books, and lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[4] She is a founding member of the collaborative press Tres Chicas Books.[5]

A graduate of Harvard with an M.A. in creative writing from Boston University, Sagan was one of the editors of the Boston area-based Aspect Magazine with Ed Hogan.[6] In 1980 Hogan shut Aspect down and he, Sagan and others founded Zephyr Press.[7]

In 1982 Sagan moved from the Boston area to first San Francisco and then Santa Fe, where Sagan has made her home since 1984.[8] She has published more than twenty books, including Searching for a Mustard Seed: A Young Widow's Unconventional Story,[9] which won the award for best memoir from Independent Publishers for 2004;[10] her poetry collections Rag Trade,[11] The Widow's Coat,[12] The Art of Love,[13] and Aegean Doorway;[14] and a novel, Coastal Lives. She has also edited a number of poetry anthologies.[15]

Sagan directed the creative writing program at Santa Fe Community College[16] and was an artist-in-residence at Everglades National Park.[17] After her first husband Robert Winson's untimely death, Sagan married her high school sweetheart Rich.[18][19]

Works

  • Unbroken Line: Writing in the Lineage of Poetry. Sherman Asher Publishing. 1999. ISBN 978-1-890932-08-4.
  • Archeology Of Desire. Red Hen Press. 2001. ISBN 978-1-888996-32-6.
  • Searching For A Mustard Seed: One Young Widow's Unconventional Story. Quality Words In Print. 2003. ISBN 978-0-9713160-3-4.
  • Rag Trade: Poems. La Alameda Press. 2004. ISBN 978-1-888809-42-8.
  • Gossip. Small Press Distribution, Tres Chicas Books. 2007. ISBN 978-1-893003-11-8.
  • Map Of The Lost. University of New Mexico Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8263-4160-0.
  • Love & Death:Greatest Hits. Small Press Distribution, Tres Chicas Books. 2011. ISBN 978-1-893003-03-3.
  • Luminosity. Duck Lake Books. 2019. ISBN 978-1943900084
  • Bluebeard's Castle. Red Mountain Press. 2019. ISBN 978-1732650138
  • A Hundred Cups Of Coffee. Tres Chicas Books. 2019. ISBN 978-1893003231
  • Star Gazing: Poems of Astronomy. Cholla Needles. 2020. ISBN 979-8651830473
  • Border Line: 101 Haiku. Cholla Needles. 2023. ISBN 979-8369733356

References

  1. The Wisdom Anthology of North American Buddhist Poetry
  2. The Literary Aesthetic of Miriam Sagan Archived 2010-01-14 at the Wayback Machine Jeffrey Laing, May 6, 2009
  3. Baldinger, Jo Ann (September 13, 1991). "Sagan: A visionary poet and ordinary person". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 15-Pasatiempo. Retrieved October 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Miriam Sagan Writers.com Archived 2010-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Steinberg, David (July 24, 2011). "Lives Well Loved". Albuquerque Journal. p. F4. Retrieved October 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Greenwood, Phaedra (January 14, 1999). "Word reward". The Taos News. p. C11. Retrieved October 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Taylor, Robert (March 14, 1981). "Book-Making". The Boston Globe. p. A13. Retrieved October 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Sanderson, Sara (April 1, 1995). "Poetry: Volumes touch Merrill's pulse". The Indianapolis News. p. D-6. Retrieved October 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Brussel, Marika (August 31, 2003). "A widow has compelling things to say about grief". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. F-2. Retrieved October 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Smith, Craig (February 8, 2008). "Minstrels with credentials". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 9-Pasatiempo. Retrieved October 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Steinberg, David (July 11, 2004). "'EPIC' history for a wider audience". Albuquerque Journal. p. F6. Retrieved October 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Robertson, Kell (April 25, 1999). "Loving through it all". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. F-2. Retrieved October 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  13. Taylor, Tim (June 25, 1995). "'Art of Love' is marvelous, elusive". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. D-6. Retrieved October 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  14. Lieu, Jocelyn (January 22, 1988). "Sagan's emotional patchwork poetry". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 6-Pasatiempo. Retrieved October 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Book Embraces the Work of N.M.'s Jewish Poets". Albuquerque Journal. October 4, 1998. p. 4-Sage Magazine. Retrieved October 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  16. Somerville, Tara (July 30, 2009). "Heart and Soul". The Taos News. p. 4-Tempo Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Today's Agenda". Miami Herald. December 22, 2006. p. 2B. Retrieved October 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  18. (Miriam Sagan: The Survivor; Richard Grayson – May 17, 2007 )
  19. López, Antonio (January 30, 1988). "The pen draws a blunt sword in 'Dirty Laundry'". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 44-Pasatiempo. Retrieved October 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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