Awards – Janet Ruth Heller

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Janet Ruth Heller Receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who

Post author:Janet Ruth Heller
Post published:March 28, 2019
Post category:Autobiography Awards Listings in Encyclopedias and Other Platforms

Dr. Heller has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in the academic industry PORTAGE, MI, March 25, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Janet Ruth Heller, Ph.D., with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Heller celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process. After studying at Oberlin College from 1967 to 1970, Dr. Heller earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, and a Master of Arts from the University of Wisconsin in 1971 and 1973, respectively. She ultimately earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1987. Commencing her career as coordinator of the…

Civil War Poem by Janet Heller Wins First Prize in Crucible’s Poetry Contest

Post author:Janet Ruth Heller
Post published:February 11, 2015
Post category:Civil War Poetry Awards

My poem "Wild Turkeys in Mississippi, May 16, 1863" has won first prize in the literary journal Crucible's poetry contest. This poem is about visiting the battlefield of Champion Hill in Mississippi with my husband Michael, where we saw many wild turkeys. The trip helped me to imagine what the area experienced during the Civil War. I originally wrote the poem in 1998. Crucible is based at Barton College in Wilson, North Carolina. My poem will be published in the spring 2015 issue of Crucible. I have already received a check for $150, which is the first prize payment.

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I love books by British writers P. D. James, Seamus Heaney, S. T. Coleridge, Jane Austen, William Wordsworth, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Eliot, W. B. Yeats;

American writers Judy Blume, Edna St. Vincent Millay, T. S. Eliot, Maxine Kumin, Jim Daniels, Mong-Lan, Robert Hayden, Langston Hughes, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alberto Ríos, Gail B. Griffin, Jerry Spinelli, Jane Yolen, Kathryn Erskine, Gary D. Schmidt, Adrienne Rich, Judith Minty, Gwendolyn Brooks, Marge Piercy, Grace Paley, Alicia Ostriker, Jaimy Gordon; South African writer Athol Fugard;

Israeli writers Chaim Nachman Bialik, Yehudah Amichai, Rachel Bluwstein, Chaim Guri, S. Y. Agnon; and Hispanic writers Sor Juana, Federico García Lorca, Ruben Darío, Antonio Machado, Jorge Guillén, Pedro Salinas, and Dámaso Alonso.

I also love Japanese haiku, especially those by Matsuo Bashō.

My writing has been influenced by many other authors, including British writers Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Jane Austen, William Wordsworth, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Eliot, W. B. Yeats;

American writers Edna St. Vincent Millay, T. S. Eliot, Maxine Kumin, Adrienne Rich, Judith Minty, Gwendolyn Brooks;

Israeli writers Chaim Nachman Bialik, Yehudah Amichai, Rachel Bluwstein, Chaim Guri, S. Y. Agnon, and Hispanic writers Sor Juana, Federico Garcia Lorca, Ruben Dario, Antonio Machado, Jorge Guillen, Pedro Salinas, and Damaso Alonso.