American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2019) Winner
Heid E. Erdrich
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Heid E. Erdrich
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-11-26 （Breckenridge, Minnesota, United States）
- Nationality
- Turtle Mountain Ojibwe, United States
- Languages
- English, Ojibwe
- Residence History
- Breckenridge, Minnesota (birthplace) → Wahpeton, North Dakota (raised) → Minneapolis, Minnesota (base, Twin Cities) → Turtle Mountain Reservation (family roots)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, editor, curator, professor, press director
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- Wiigwaas Press (director), Yellow Medicine Review (guest editor), Augsburg University (MFA program instructor), University of St. Thomas (former faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth College | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Literature and Creative Writing | B.A. | 1982–1986 | United States |
| Johns Hopkins University | — | Poetry (M.A.) / Fiction (M.A.) | M.A. (Poetry, Fiction) | 1987–1990 | United States |
| Union Institute | — | Native American Literature and Writing | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Dartmouth College
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
/ Literature and Creative Writing
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1982–1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Johns Hopkins University
Poetry (M.A.) / Fiction (M.A.)
Degree:
M.A. (Poetry, Fiction)
Period:
1987–1990
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
United States
Earned an M.A. in poetry (1989) and an M.A. in fiction (1990).
Union Institute
Native American Literature and Writing
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Holds a PhD in Arts and Sciences in Native American Literature and Writing (year not specified in source).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | National Poetry Series | — | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Book Award | Curator of Ephemera at the New Museum for Archaic Media | — | Minnesota Book Awards | 受賞 |
| — | Minnesota Book Award | National Monuments | — | Minnesota Book Awards | 受賞 |
| — | Native Arts and Cultures National Fellowship | — | — | Native Arts and Cultures Foundation | フェローシップ |
| 2023 | City of Minneapolis Poet Laureate (first ever) | — | — | City of Minneapolis | 任命 |
National Poetry Series
2019
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Minnesota Book Award
2018
Work:
Curator of Ephemera at the New Museum for Archaic Media
Organization:
Minnesota Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Minnesota Book Award
Work:
National Monuments
Organization:
Minnesota Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Native Arts and Cultures National Fellowship
Organization:
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Result:
フェローシップ
City of Minneapolis Poet Laureate (first ever)
2023
Organization:
City of Minneapolis
Result:
任命
Awards & Nominations
National Poetry Series
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2019) Winner
Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
Maria Tallchief
1992 children's biography / nonfictionA children's biography introducing the life of the Native American ballerina Maria Tallchief.
Native biographycultural pride
Fishing for Myth: Poems by Heid E. Erdrich
1997 poetryA collection of poems interweaving myth, nature, and Native memory.
naturemythmemory
The Mother's Tongue
2005 poetryPoetic meditations on mother tongue, family history, and language loss and revival.
languagefamilycultural transmission
National Monuments
2008 poetryA poetry collection examining monuments, landscape, and history.
memoryhistorylandscape
Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems
2012 poetryA collection of new and selected poems navigating personal memory and collective histories.
memorylineageself and community
Curator of Ephemera at the New Museum for Archaic Media
2017 poetryA collection that weaves fragments of memory, archives, and quotidian ephemera into poetry.
archivesfragments of memoryeveryday ephemera
Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories and Recipes from the Upper Midwest
2013 nonfiction / foodwaysA book collecting Indigenous foods, stories, and recipes from the Upper Midwest.
foodwaystraditioncommunity
New Poets of Native Nations
2018 anthology (editor)An anthology edited to showcase Native poets who published first books since 2000.
new generation Native poetrydiverse voices
Little Big Bully
2020 children's literatureA children's story (see publication for details).
childrenrelationships
Verb Animate: Poetry and Prompts from Collaborative Acts
2024 poetry / collaborative practiceA book of poetry and creative prompts arising from collaborative acts.
collaborationpoetic practice
Bibliography
- Maria Tallchief (1992)
- Fishing for Myth: Poems by Heid E. Erdrich (1997)
- Indians Who've Been to Paris (short story, 1999)
- Sister Nations: Native American Women Writers on Community (co-ed., 2002)
- The Mother's Tongue (2005)
- National Monuments (2008)
- Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems (2012)
- Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories and Recipes from the Upper Midwest (2013)
- Curator of Ephemera at the New Museum for Archaic Media (2017)
- New Poets of Native Nations (ed., 2018)
- Little Big Bully (2020)
- Verb Animate: Poetry and Prompts from Collaborative Acts (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- conversational yet lyrical voicefragmented, mosaic structuresdirect engagement with ethnic identity
- Recurring Motifs
- nature and riversmemory and archiveslanguage and foodways
Legacy
Heid E. Erdrich, an Ojibwe-rooted poet, editor, and curator, has contributed to amplifying Native voices, language revitalization, and supporting emerging Native poets. Through anthology editing, press leadership, and teaching, she has supported community work and cultural preservation.
Academic Societies
- Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (associated)
- Various Minnesota literary and arts organizations
Trivia
- Novelist Louise Erdrich is her sister.
- Directs Wiigwaas Press which publishes in the Ojibwe language.
- Appointed the City of Minneapolis' first-ever poet laureate in 2023.