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'''Donora |
'''Donora Shaw''' (née Hillard) is an American writer and editor. She was first made notable in the fields of institutional critique and trauma studies, specifically for her first full-length collection of [[poetry]] published when she was 27 years old.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Staff|first1=Harriet|title=Donora Hillard explains it all|url=http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2010/08/donora-hillard-explains-it-all/|website=Poetry Foundation|accessdate=October 27, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219144433/http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2010/08/donora-hillard-explains-it-all/|archivedate=February 19, 2011|date=August 25, 2010}}</ref> Her projects have appeared on [[CNN]],<ref>{{ cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/living/independent-writers-book-tour|title=5 states in 7 days bonding over whiskey and a shared love of writing|last=Grinberg|first=Emanuella|website=CNN.com|date=August 17, 2012|accessdate=October 15, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011072857/http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/living/independent-writers-book-tour|archivedate=October 11, 2014}}</ref> WBEZ Chicago,<ref>{{cite web|title=Series A: Donora Hillard, Julia Miller and Eric Gelehrter|url=http://www.wbez.org/story/culture/special-series/series-donora-hillard-julia-miller-and-eric-gelehrter|website=WBEZ|accessdate=October 27, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027012353/http://www.wbez.org/story/culture/special-series/series-donora-hillard-julia-miller-and-eric-gelehrter|archivedate=October 27, 2015|date=October 6, 2010}}</ref> and [[MSNBC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp/33231407#33231407|website=NBC News|accessdate=October 27, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022040119/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp/33231407|archivedate=October 22, 2013|title=Hint Fiction}}</ref> |
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Shaw is the author of several works of hybrid text, poetry, and theory: ''Parapherna'' (2006), ''Exhibition'' (2008), ''Theology of the Body'' (2010), ''Covenant'' (2012), and ''The Aphasia Poems'' (2014). In 2015, her play ''The Plagiarist'' was produced in conjunction with the [[National Endowment for the Arts]]' [[The Big Read]] initiative.<ref name="plagiarist">{{cite web|title=The Big Read One-Act Plays|url=http://www.massillonmuseum.org/blog/MassMu-News/The-Big-Read-OneAct-Plays|accessdate=October 27, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027015039/http://www.massillonmuseum.org/blog/MassMu-News/The-Big-Read-OneAct-Plays|archivedate=October 27, 2015|date=April 21, 2015}}</ref> She has also modeled in book trailers. In 2016, Cobalt Press published her most recent full-length poetry book, ''[[Jeff Bridges]]''. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Shaw was born in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]]. "Home for me," Shaw has said of the rural setting of her upbringing, "is being lost in the woods with people telling stories about something terrible all around you."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hillard|first1=Donora|title=The Blair Witch Project|url=http://www.nightlightcinema.com/film/the-blair-witch-project/|website=Nightlightcinema.com|accessdate=October 27, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027011119/http://www.nightlightcinema.com/film/the-blair-witch-project/|archivedate=October 27, 2015}}</ref> Some of her earliest works of poetry were recognized locally.<ref>{{cite web|title=ONLY YESTERDAY: Steve Skammer pitched no-hit game in Wyoming Valley Baseball League 1975|url=http://timesleader.com/features/18801/only-yesterday-steve-skammer-pitched-no-hit-game-in-wyoming-valley-baseball-league-1975|publisher=Times Leader|accessdate=October 25, 2015|date=May 11, 2015}}</ref> |
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Shaw later matriculated at [[King's College (Pennsylvania)|King's College]], where she would become President of [[Sigma Tau Delta]], the International English Honor Society, and attain a membership to the Aquinas Society, the King's College honor society.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Faux|first1=Sandra|title=KING'S COLLEGE RECOGNIZES STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS|url=http://departments.kings.edu/pr/releases/04-04/honorsconvoc404.html|accessdate=October 25, 2015|date=March 4, 2004|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308222514/http://departments.kings.edu/pr/releases/04-04/honorsconvoc404.html|archivedate=March 8, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Academic career== |
==Academic career== |
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After completing her BA in English from [[King's College (Pennsylvania)]] in just under three years, |
After completing her BA in English from [[King's College (Pennsylvania)]] in just under three years, Shaw went on to pursue an MA in creative writing with a fellowship from [[Rutgers University-Camden]]. She would later finish that degree and also receive her MFA in creative writing from [[Wilkes University]] in 2008. |
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It was during her tenure as an English instructor at a private Roman Catholic high school near [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]] |
It was during her tenure as an English instructor at a private Roman Catholic high school near [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]], where she had the experiences that would later inform ''Theology of the Body.'' |
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In 2014, while teaching composition and literature at [[Lawrence Technological University]] near [[Detroit]], Shaw's work ''The Aphasia Poems'' was published by S▲L. |
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After moving to Northeast Ohio, Shaw completed the requirements for her PhD in English from [[Wayne State University]]. |
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==Personal life== |
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Following the sudden and unexpected death of her mother in June 2019, Shaw permanently relocated back to Pennsylvania on July 15, 2019. |
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She is married to Cameron Shaw, with whom she has two children including an adopted son through marriage. |
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In January 2021, Shaw announced via her website that she was pregnant for the first time. On July 15, 2021, she gave birth to a daughter, Merrin. |
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==Selected works== |
==Selected works== |
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* ''Theology of the Body'' (Gold Wake Press, 2010; rereleased as ''Covenant'', Gold Wake Press, 2012) is a |
* ''Theology of the Body'' (Gold Wake Press, 2010; rereleased as ''Covenant'', Gold Wake Press, 2012) is a response, through the fragmentation of form and memory, to the teachings of [[Pope John Paul II]], also published under the same name (''[[Theology of the Body]]'').<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ripatrazone|first1=Nicholas|title=The fine delight: postconciliar Catholic literature|date=2013|publisher=Cascade Books|location=Eugene, OR|isbn=978-1-62032-172-0|page=134|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VXlNAwAAQBAJ&q=donora+hillard+interview&pg=PA134|accessdate=November 4, 2015}}</ref> This work of hybrid text would lead one staff reviewer at ''Kill Author'' to claim, "I think Donora Hillard has visionary powers."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Castillo|first1=Elaine|title=Elaine Castillo on Donora Hillard|url=http://killauthor.com/blog/2010/10/29/elaine-castillo-on-donora-hillard/|website=Kill Author|accessdate=October 25, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025231656/http://killauthor.com/blog/2010/10/29/elaine-castillo-on-donora-hillard/|archivedate=October 25, 2015|date=October 29, 2010}}</ref> In summarizing her own belief structure, Shaw has said that it "hinges upon the Gospel of Thomas and the phrase 'Talitha cumi,' which is Aramaic for 'Girl, get up.'"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keating|first1=Andrew|title=Interview: Donora Hillard|url=http://www.cobaltreview.com/interviews/2013/06/29/interview-donora-hillard/|website=Cobalt Review|accessdate=November 3, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115181924/http://www.cobaltreview.com/interviews/2013/06/29/interview-donora-hillard|archivedate=November 15, 2013 }}</ref> |
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* ''The Aphasia Poems'' (S▲L, 2014) is a collection of poems adapted with permission from |
* ''The Aphasia Poems'' (S▲L, 2014) is a collection of poems adapted with permission from Shaw's clients with linguistic disabilities, to whom she was a disability advocate and mentor in [[Wayne County, Michigan]].<ref name="maybesopoetry">{{cite web|last1=Veladota|first1=Christina|title=The Aphasia Poems|url=http://maybesopoetry.com/2014/07/27/the-aphasia-poems-by-donora-hillard/|website=maybesopoetry|accessdate=November 4, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209232402/http://maybesopoetry.com/2014/07/27/the-aphasia-poems-by-donora-hillard/|archivedate=December 9, 2014|date=July 27, 2014}}</ref> According to one reviewer, while some writers might be inclined to "speak about or for these individuals, Hillard allows them to speak for themselves."<ref name="maybesopoetry" /> |
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* ''Jeff Bridges'' (Cobalt Press, 2016) |
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* ''Jeff Bridges'' (Cobalt Press, 2016) was published in April 2016 and critically acclaimed.<ref>http://www.curatormagazine.com/nathan-klose/donora-hillard-abides-in-her-new-work-of-poetry-jeff-bridges</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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===Poetry=== |
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* ''Parapherna'' ( |
* ''Parapherna'' (dancing girl press, 2006) |
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* ''Exhibition'' (Gold Wake Press, 2008) |
* ''Exhibition'' (Gold Wake Press, 2008) |
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* ''Theology of the Body'' (Gold Wake Press, 2010) |
* ''Theology of the Body'' (Gold Wake Press, 2010) |
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* ''The Aphasia Poems'' (S▲L, 2014) |
* ''The Aphasia Poems'' (S▲L, 2014) |
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* ''Jeff Bridges'' (with illustrations by Goodloe Byron) (Cobalt Press, 2016) |
* ''Jeff Bridges'' (with illustrations by Goodloe Byron) (Cobalt Press, 2016) |
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* ''The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: An Election Cycle'' (with Andrew Rihn) (Moria Books/Locofo Chaps, 2017) |
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===Play=== |
===Play=== |
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==Awards and recognition== |
==Awards and recognition== |
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* 2010 – "Departure" was included in Norton's first anthology of hint fiction.<ref name="hintfiction"/> |
* 2010 – "Departure" was included in Norton's first anthology of hint fiction.<ref name="hintfiction">[https://books.google.com/books?id=SFXf2AFfCUkC&dq=donora+hillard+departure&pg=PA162 "Departure"], books.google.com; accessed June 6, 2017.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:University of Akron faculty]] |
[[Category:University of Akron faculty]] |
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[[Category:Date of birth missing (living people)]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American poets]] |
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[[Category:American women academics]] |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | King's College, Rutgers University-Camden, Wilkes University, Wayne State University |
| Period | 2006 – present |
Donora Shaw (née Hillard) is an American writer and editor. She was first made notable in the fields of institutional critique and trauma studies, specifically for her first full-length collection of poetry published when she was 27 years old.[1] Her projects have appeared on CNN,[2] WBEZ Chicago,[3] and MSNBC.[4]
Shaw is the author of several works of hybrid text, poetry, and theory: Parapherna (2006), Exhibition (2008), Theology of the Body (2010), Covenant (2012), and The Aphasia Poems (2014). In 2015, her play The Plagiarist was produced in conjunction with the National Endowment for the Arts' The Big Read initiative.[5] She has also modeled in book trailers. In 2016, Cobalt Press published her most recent full-length poetry book, Jeff Bridges.
Early life
[edit]Shaw was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. "Home for me," Shaw has said of the rural setting of her upbringing, "is being lost in the woods with people telling stories about something terrible all around you."[6] Some of her earliest works of poetry were recognized locally.[7]
Shaw later matriculated at King's College, where she would become President of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, and attain a membership to the Aquinas Society, the King's College honor society.[8]
Academic career
[edit]After completing her BA in English from King's College (Pennsylvania) in just under three years, Shaw went on to pursue an MA in creative writing with a fellowship from Rutgers University-Camden. She would later finish that degree and also receive her MFA in creative writing from Wilkes University in 2008.
It was during her tenure as an English instructor at a private Roman Catholic high school near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where she had the experiences that would later inform Theology of the Body.
In 2014, while teaching composition and literature at Lawrence Technological University near Detroit, Shaw's work The Aphasia Poems was published by S▲L.
After moving to Northeast Ohio, Shaw completed the requirements for her PhD in English from Wayne State University.
Personal life
[edit]Following the sudden and unexpected death of her mother in June 2019, Shaw permanently relocated back to Pennsylvania on July 15, 2019.
She is married to Cameron Shaw, with whom she has two children including an adopted son through marriage.
In January 2021, Shaw announced via her website that she was pregnant for the first time. On July 15, 2021, she gave birth to a daughter, Merrin.
Selected works
[edit]- Theology of the Body (Gold Wake Press, 2010; rereleased as Covenant, Gold Wake Press, 2012) is a response, through the fragmentation of form and memory, to the teachings of Pope John Paul II, also published under the same name (Theology of the Body).[9] This work of hybrid text would lead one staff reviewer at Kill Author to claim, "I think Donora Hillard has visionary powers."[10] In summarizing her own belief structure, Shaw has said that it "hinges upon the Gospel of Thomas and the phrase 'Talitha cumi,' which is Aramaic for 'Girl, get up.'"[11]
- The Aphasia Poems (S▲L, 2014) is a collection of poems adapted with permission from Shaw's clients with linguistic disabilities, to whom she was a disability advocate and mentor in Wayne County, Michigan.[12] According to one reviewer, while some writers might be inclined to "speak about or for these individuals, Hillard allows them to speak for themselves."[12]
- Jeff Bridges (Cobalt Press, 2016)
Bibliography
[edit]Poetry
[edit]- Parapherna (dancing girl press, 2006)
- Exhibition (Gold Wake Press, 2008)
- Theology of the Body (Gold Wake Press, 2010)
- Covenant (with Zachary C. Bush) (Gold Wake Press, 2012)
- The Aphasia Poems (S▲L, 2014)
- Jeff Bridges (with illustrations by Goodloe Byron) (Cobalt Press, 2016)
Play
[edit]- The Plagiarist[5] (2015)
Articles
[edit]- "'But this is a world': Alzheimer’s writing and punk pedagogy" (Lybba, 2012)
- "Interfaces and Infrastructures: Examining New Media Objects in the English Studies Classroom" (Pedagogy, 2012)
Anthologies
[edit]- Best of the Web (Dzanc Books, 2010)
- Hint Fiction (W. W. Norton & Company, 2010)
- Service-Learning and Writing: Paving the Way for Literacy(ies) through Community Engagement (Studies in Writing) (BRILL, 2012)
- Women in Clothes (Penguin Random House, 2014)
Awards and recognition
[edit]- 2010 – "Departure" was included in Norton's first anthology of hint fiction.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Staff, Harriet (August 25, 2010). "Donora Hillard explains it all". Poetry Foundation. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Grinberg, Emanuella (August 17, 2012). "5 states in 7 days bonding over whiskey and a shared love of writing". CNN.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Series A: Donora Hillard, Julia Miller and Eric Gelehrter". WBEZ. October 6, 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ "Hint Fiction". NBC News. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ a b "The Big Read One-Act Plays". April 21, 2015. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Hillard, Donora. "The Blair Witch Project". Nightlightcinema.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ "ONLY YESTERDAY: Steve Skammer pitched no-hit game in Wyoming Valley Baseball League 1975". Times Leader. May 11, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ Faux, Sandra (March 4, 2004). "KING'S COLLEGE RECOGNIZES STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS". Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ Ripatrazone, Nicholas (2013). The fine delight: postconciliar Catholic literature. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-62032-172-0. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ Castillo, Elaine (October 29, 2010). "Elaine Castillo on Donora Hillard". Kill Author. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ Keating, Andrew. "Interview: Donora Hillard". Cobalt Review. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Veladota, Christina (July 27, 2014). "The Aphasia Poems". maybesopoetry. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Departure", books.google.com; accessed June 6, 2017.