
"Not since Spoon River Anthology have I seen such
a cluster of vivid portraits and scenes from American life. Deep Red could
be the first installment of a new classic." -Edward
Field
Donna
Hilbert was born in the Red River
Valley of Oklahoma near the Texas border, but has spent most of her life in
Southern California. She is a graduate of California State University, Long
Beach, and leads an occasional workshop at the El Dorado Nature Center Museum
in Long Beach, where she now lives. Her latest book is Traveler in Paradise:
New and Selected Poems, a collection of poetry from Pearl Editions. Other
books include Transforming Matter, Feathers and Dust, Deep Red and
Mansions. In 1994 she won the Staple First Edition writing award resulting
in the publication in England of the short story collection, Women Who
Make Money and the Men Who Love Them. Her "Greatest Hits" chapbook spanning
her career is now available from Pudding House. Recent anthologies include
Boomer Girls, University of Iowa Press; And what rough Beast: Poems
at the End of the Century, Ashland Poetry Press, Ashland University. She
frequently travels to England to give readings and workshops, and is currently
at work on a novel. She is collaborating with independent
filmmaker Christine Fugate on Grief Becomes Me, the first in a trilogy
of films based on Hilbert's poems.
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To contact Donna, send email to donnahilbert1@charter.net
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