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Mary Leader

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Mary Leader
Born (1948-01-09) January 9, 1948 (age 76)
Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • lawyer
EducationOklahoma State University
University of Oklahoma (BA, JD)
Warren Wilson College (MFA)
Brandeis University (PhD)
ParentsJoe Hauser Privett
Katherine Jo Haddox

Mary Leader (born January 9, 1948) is an American poet and lawyer.

Life

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Mary Leader was born on January 9, 1948, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, to Katherine Jo (Haddox) Privett, a poet, and Joe Hauser Privett, a clothing merchant.

Awards

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  • Emory University Creative Writing Fellowship
  • National Poetry Series
  • Chad Walsh Poetry Prize
  • Iowa Poetry Prize

Books

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  • Red Signature, Graywolf Press. ISBN 978-1-55597-255-1
  • The Penultimate Suitor, University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-0-87745-748-4
  • Beyond the Fire, Shearsman Books. ISBN 978-1-84861-122-1
  • She Lives There Still, Shearsman Books. ISBN 978-1-84861-584-7
  • The Distaff Side, Shearman Books. ISBN 978-1-84861-806-0

Education

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  • Attended Oklahoma State University
  • Bachelor of Arts, Oklahoma University
  • Juris Doctor, Oklahoma University
  • Master of Fine Arts, MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University

Career

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  • Assistant Oklahoma Attorney General
  • Legal Assistant, Oklahoma Court of Appeals
  • Referee, Oklahoma Supreme Court
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
  • Associate Professor, University of Memphis
  • Full Professor, Purdue University
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