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Friman, Alice Ruth was born on October 20, 1933 in New York City. Daughter of Joseph and Helen (Friedman) Pesner.
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The Book of The Rotten Daughter
(Poetry. Women's studies. Alice Friman's THE BOOK OF THE R...)
Poetry. Women's studies. Alice Friman's THE BOOK OF THE ROTTEN DAUGHTER contains "astonishing poems which fearlessly jump into hell and out again, that resent or forgive," writes poet Marianne Boruch, "poems which wryly, exactly and so richly honor the world of the living." Friman draws on her experience as caregiver for her aging mother and father, exploring such topics as nursing homes, osteoporosis, guilt, grief, the enduring power of familial relationships and the transcendent power of art. "The book isn't about death but about the living's reaction to it," Friman says. "The 'Rotten Daughter' has at least pulled something out of the fire. She has created something."
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Loaves and Fishes: A Book of Indiana Women Poets
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Driving for Jimmy Wonderland
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Selma: Barnwood, 1992. First edition, stated. Squared-off 12mo. Stapled wrappers, 32 pp. Poetry. Fine.
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Reporting from Corinth
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The Book of The Rotten Daughter by Friman, Alice (2006) Paperback
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Inverted Fire
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Poetry. "Almost no one is good at both short and long poems, but Alice Friman is. Her poems 'Turnip' and 'Cherries' have sharp language, imagination and alert observation. INVERTED FIRE is good, a must" --Leo Connellan.
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Insomniac Heart
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Very good +++ Little to no wear, clean and tight. The backcover has a vertical strip thast has light fading. Also the
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Alice Ruth Friman
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Alice Ruth Friman, American Poet, English educator. Recipient first place international poetry contest Abiko Quarterly, Japan, 1994, awrd of excellence in poetry Hopewell Review, 1995, Firman Houghton award New England Poetry Club, 1996, second prize The Anna David Rosenberg award for poems on the Jewish experience, 1996, Ezra Pound poetry award Truman State University, 1997-1998; individual artist fellow Indiana Arts Commission, 1996-1997.
Education
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1954. Master of Arts, Butler University, 1971.
Career
She has taught at a number of universities and helped to found the Indiana Writers" Center. She is Professor Emerita at the University of Indianapolis, and poet-in-residence at Georgia College & State University. She hosts a poetry podcast, "Ask Alice".
Their children are H. Richard Friman, Paul Lawrence Friman, and Lillian Elaine Wilson.
Friman is a graduate of Brooklyn College (1954), holds a master"s degree from Butler University (1971), and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Indianapolis (2002). She started writing poetry seriously in her forties and is one of the founders of the Indiana Writers" Center.
Friman taught English and creative writing at the University of Indianapolis from 1971 to 1993 and has been Professor Emerita of English and Creative Writing since 1993. She was named "Teacher of the Year" at U of I in 1993.
She also taught at Randolph College, Ball State University, Indiana State University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and Curtin University in Perth, Australia.
In 2003 she moved to Milledgeville, Georgia, where she is poet-in-residence in the Master of Fine Arts program at Georgia College & State University. Friman also hosts a poetry podcast titled Ask Alice, which is sponsored by the Georgia College Master of Fine Arts program and can be seen on YouTube. Reviewers have expressed appreciation of Friman"s poetry in publications including Poetry Daily, Image Journal, KCUR, Hollins Critic, and The Prairie Schooner.
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Insomniac Heart
(Very good +++ Little to no wear, clean and tight. The bac...)
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Driving for Jimmy Wonderland
(Selma: Barnwood, 1992. First edition, stated. Squared-off...)
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The Book of The Rotten Daughter
(Poetry. Women's studies. Alice Friman's THE BOOK OF THE R...)
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Inverted Fire
(Poetry. "Almost no one is good at both short and long poe...)
- Loaves and Fishes: A Book of Indiana Women Poets
- Reporting from Corinth
- The Book of The Rotten Daughter by Friman, Alice (2006) Paperback
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Insomniac Heart
Membership
Member Modern Language Association (life), Society for the Study Midwestern Literature, Associated Writing Programs, Poetry Society of America (Lucille Medwick Memorial award 1993, Cecil Hemley Memorial award 1990, Consuelo Ford award 1988), Writers' Center Indiana (life, charter), South Atlantic Modern Language Association.
Interests
Connections
Married Elmer Friman, July 3, 1955 (divorced December 1975). Children: H. Richard, Paul Lawrence, Lillian ElaineFriman Wilson. Married Marshall Bruce Gentry, September 24, 1989.
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Co-recipient Sheila Margaret Motton prize, New England Poetry Club, 2001. Recipient Ezra Pound Poetry award, Truman State University, 1998, 1st place international poetry contest, Abiko Quarterly, Japan, 1994, award of excellence in poetry, Hopewell Review, 1995, Firman Houghton award, New England Poetry Club, 1996, second prize The Anna David Rosenberg award for poems on the Jewish experience, 1996, 1st prize runner-up, Miriam Lindberg Israel Poetry for Peace Competition, 2000, James Boatwright III prize, Shenandoah, 2002. Fellow, Indiana Arts Commission, 1996-1997, Creative Renewal fellow, Arts Council Indianapolis, 1999—2000, Georgia Poetry Circuit, 2001-2002. Bernheim Foundation Fellow, 2003-2004.Co-recipient Sheila Margaret Motton prize, New England Poetry Club, 2001. Recipient Ezra Pound Poetry award, Truman State University, 1998, 1st place international poetry contest, Abiko Quarterly, Japan, 1994, award of excellence in poetry, Hopewell Review, 1995, Firman Houghton award, New England Poetry Club, 1996, second prize The Anna David Rosenberg award for poems on the Jewish experience, 1996, 1st prize runner-up, Miriam Lindberg Israel Poetry for Peace Competition, 2000, James Boatwright III prize, Shenandoah, 2002. Fellow, Indiana Arts Commission, 1996-1997, Creative Renewal fellow, Arts Council Indianapolis, 1999—2000, Georgia Poetry Circuit, 2001-2002.
Bernheim Foundation Fellow, 2003-2004.