Peter Sears (poet)
| Peter Sears | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1937 New York City |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
Peter Sears (born 1937) is an American poet based in Oregon. In 2014, he was named the seventh poet laureate of the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]
Literary career
Sears was born in New York City in 1937.[2][3] He graduated from Yale University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[1] He won the 1999 Peregrine Smith Poetry Competition and the 2000 Western States Poetry Prize for his book of poems, The Brink.[3] His first book-length collection, Tour, was published in 1987. He has also published four chapbooks of poetry and two teaching books, Secret Writing and Gonna Bake Me a Rainbow Poem. His work has been published in many magazines and literary journals, widely anthologized and included in the radio series, The Writer's Almanac. His most recent full-length book is titled Green Diver.[1]
Sears founded and manages the Oregon Literary Coalition[4] and co-founded the non-profit organization Friends of William Stafford.
Sears moved to Oregon in 1974 to teach creative writing at Reed College,[2] and has since taught for the Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark College. He is active in the publishing company Rubberstampmadness Inc. in Corvallis and Community of Writers in Portland.
