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Martha Serpas (born 1965)^[1] is an American poet and educator. She has published a few poetry books and is a professor at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program.^[1]

Biography

Serpas was born on December 10, 1965, in Galliano, Louisiana.^[1] She received her BA degree from Louisiana State University. She subsequently did graduate study at New York University (MA), Yale Divinity School (M.Div.), and the University of Houston (PhD).

Serpas formerly taught at the University of Tampa and is currently on faculty at the University of Houston^[2] Her first volume of poetry, Cote Blanche, appeared in 2002 from New Issues press at Western Michigan University; a second volume of poetry, "The Dirty Side of the Storm" was released by Norton in October 2006; and her third, "The Diener" was released by LSU Press in 2015. Her most recent volume is "Double Effect" by LSU Press. Her poems are included in Uncommonplace: An Anthology of Louisiana Poets (LSU Press); "The Art of the Sonnet" (Harvard); "Bearing the Mystery: The Best of Image"; and other anthologies. A 2005 issue of The New Yorker includes three of her poems. Additional poems are included in Harold Bloom's 2006 anthology "American Religious Poems." Two poems from "The Dirty Side of the Storm,"along with audio, are in the Winter 2006 issue of 2River.

Bibliography

Serpas, Martha (2002). Cote Blanche: Poems. First Book Series. New Issues Press / Western Michigan University. ISBN 9781930974180.
Serpas, Martha (2007). The Dirty Side of the Storm: Poems. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393062663.
Serpas, Martha (2015). The Diener: Poems. Barataria Poetry. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807159224.
Serpas, Martha (2020). Double Effect: Poems. Barataria Poetry. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807172759.
Serpas, Martha (March 3, 2014). "The Best of Us". The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 2. pp. 48–49.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Martin, D. S. (2016-11-09). The Turning Aside: The Kingdom Poets Book of Contemporary Christian Poetry. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-5326-1144-5.
^ as at March 31, 2018. See her Faculty profile.

External links

Two Poems from "The Dirty Side of the Storm"
Audio: Martha Serpas reads "The Water" from the book The Dirty Side of the Storm (via poemsoutloud.net)

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[:0-1] Martin, D. S. (2016-11-09). The Turning Aside: The Kingdom Poets Book of Contemporary Christian Poetry. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-5326-1144-5.

[2] s at March 31, 2018. See her Faculty profile.

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-Serpas grew up in [[Galliano, Louisiana]], and received her BA from [[Louisiana State University]]. She subsequently did graduate study at [[New York University]] (MA), [[Yale Divinity School]] (M.Div.), and the [[University of Houston]] (PhD). Serpas formerly taught at the [[University of Tampa]] and is currently on faculty at [[University of Houston]]. Her  first volume of poetry, ''Cote Blanche,'' appeared in 2002 from New Issues press at [[Western Michigan University]]; a second volume of poetry, "The Dirty Side of the Storm" was released by Norton in October 2006; and her third, "The Diener" was released by LSU Press in 2015. Her poems are included in ''Uncommonplace: An Anthology of Louisiana Poets'' (LSU Press); "The Art of the Sonnet" (Harvard); "Bearing the Mystery: The Best of Image"; and other anthologies. A 2005 issue of The New Yorker includes three of her poems. Additional poems are included in Harold Bloom's 2006 anthology "American Religious Poems." Two poems from "The Dirty Side of the Storm,"along with audio, are in the Winter 2006 issue of [[2River]].
+{{BLP sources|date=May 2021}}
-Serpas also serves as a hospital chaplain and is active in efforts to restore Louisiana's wetlands.
+'''Martha Serpas''' (born 1965)<ref name=":0" /> is an American poet and educator. She has published a few poetry books and is a professor at the [[University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences|University of Houston Creative Writing Program]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Martin|first=D. S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MiV8DQAAQBAJ|title=The Turning Aside: The Kingdom Poets Book of Contemporary Christian Poetry|date=2016-11-09|publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers|isbn=978-1-5326-1144-5|pages=204|language=en}}</ref>
+== Biography ==
+Serpas was born on December 10, 1965, in [[Galliano, Louisiana]].<ref name=":0" /> She received her BA degree from [[Louisiana State University]]. She subsequently did graduate study at [[New York University]] (MA), [[Yale Divinity School]] (M.Div.), and the [[University of Houston]] (PhD).
+Serpas formerly taught at the [[University of Tampa]] and is currently on faculty at the [[University of Houston]]<ref>as at March 31, 2018. See her [http://www.uh.edu/class/english/people/faculty/serpas/ Faculty profile].</ref> Her  first volume of poetry, ''Cote Blanche,'' appeared in 2002 from New Issues press at [[Western Michigan University]]; a second volume of poetry, "The Dirty Side of the Storm" was released by Norton in October 2006; and her third, "The Diener" was released by LSU Press in 2015. Her most recent volume is "Double Effect" by LSU Press. Her poems are included in ''Uncommonplace: An Anthology of Louisiana Poets'' (LSU Press); "The Art of the Sonnet" (Harvard); "Bearing the Mystery: The Best of Image"; and other anthologies. A 2005 issue of The New Yorker includes three of her poems. Additional poems are included in Harold Bloom's 2006 anthology "American Religious Poems." Two poems from "The Dirty Side of the Storm,"along with audio, are in the Winter 2006 issue of [[2River]].
+==Bibliography==
+*{{cite book|author=Serpas|title=Cote Blanche: Poems|first=Martha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PiMrAQAAIAAJ|url-access=registration|publisher=New Issues Press / Western Michigan University|year=2002|isbn=9781930974180|series=First Book Series}}
+*{{cite book|author=Serpas|title=The Dirty Side of the Storm: Poems|first=Martha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RViAEmXUxsoC|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|year=2007|isbn=9780393062663}}
+*{{cite book|author=Serpas|first=Martha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c7TYCwAAQBAJ|title=The Diener: Poems|publisher=LSU Press|year=2015|isbn=9780807159224|series=Barataria Poetry}}
+*{{cite book|author=Serpas|first=Martha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c7TYCwAAQBAJ|title=Double Effect: Poems|publisher=LSU Press|year=2020|isbn=9780807172759|series=Barataria Poetry}}
+*{{cite magazine |author=Serpas, Martha |date=March 3, 2014 |title=The Best of Us |magazine=The New Yorker |volume=90 |issue=2 |pages=48–49 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/03/03/the-best-of-us <!--accessdate=2018-03-31-->}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.julietdavis.com/clients/marthaserpas/]
-*[http://www.class.uh.edu/cwp/people_faculty_serpas.html]
 *[http://www.2river.org/2RView/10_2/poems/serpas.html Two Poems from "The Dirty Side of the Storm"]
-* Audio: [http://poemsoutloud.net/audio/archive/marthas_serpas_reads_the_water/ Martha Serpas reads "The Water"] from the book ''The Dirty Side of the Storm'' (via [http://poemsoutloud.net/ poemsoutloud.net])
+* Audio: [http://poemsoutloud.net/audio/archive/marthas_serpas_reads_the_water/ Martha Serpas reads "The Water"] from the book ''The Dirty Side of the Storm'' (via [https://web.archive.org/web/20090405173256/http://poemsoutloud.net/ poemsoutloud.net])
-*marthaserpas.com
-*http://www.uh.edu/class/english/people/serpas/
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+[[Category:21st-century American women writers]]

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