Occupation Author, poet Role Poet Name Rose Prosen | Ethnicity Slovene Nationality American | |
Born November 5, 1931Newburgh, Ohio, United States of America ( 1931-11-05 ) Died July 17, 2008, Cleveland, Ohio, United States | ||
Rose Mary Prosen (November 5, 1931 – July 17, 2008) was a Slovene-American poet and essayist.
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Life
She was born to Slovene parents who emigrated to Newburgh, Ohio, a village that was annexed by the city of Cleveland, from Lower Carniola, present-day Slovenia. She worked as professor of English at the Cuyahoga Community College at Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Works
As essayist she published several articles, including the 1974 "Ethnic Literature" -- Of Whom and for Whom As a poet she published four collections of poetry, the 1971 Poems, 1976 O The Ravages, and two collections in 1980, Apples and Thank You Michelangelo.
Awards
Her short memoir Looking Back: Newburgh won the first prize for the 1976 Growing Up Slavic in America competition.
References
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