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Ruth Forman

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Ruth Forman
Ruth Forman, at Sunday Kind of Love, 2013
Ruth Forman, at Sunday Kind of Love, 2013
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley;
University of Southern California

Ruth Forman is an American poet. Her content focuses on spirituality, love, challenge, and grace. She currently travels around the United States performing readings from her recent publication; Prayers Like Shoes, and her children's book; Young Cornrows Calling Out the Moon.

Life

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She graduated from University of California, Berkeley, and University of Southern California film school.[1]

She lives in Washington DC.[2]

Awards

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  • 2001 Durfee Artist Fellowship to continue work on Mama John, her first novel
  • 1999 Pen Oakland Josephine Miles Award for Poetry.
  • 1992 Barnard Women Poets Prize

Works

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Poetry

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  • "Poetry Should Ride the Bus", David Knecht
  • Prayers Like Shoes. Whit Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9720205-8-9.
  • Renaissance. Beacon Press. 1998. ISBN 978-0-8070-6840-3.
  • We Are the Young Magicians. Beacon Press. 1993. ISBN 978-0-8070-6820-5.

Juvenile

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Anthologies

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References

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  1. ^ "Feb 15: Ruth Forman at Poetry For The People". poetryforthepeople.org. Archived from the original on 2006-07-08.
  2. ^ "Ruth Forman". Poets & Writers. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
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