Ellen Bass

Ellen Bass

American writer (born 1947)

79 years oldGeminiUnited States

Biography

Ellen Bass (born June 16, 1947) is an American poet and author. She has won three Pushcart Prizes and a Lambda Literary Award for her 2002 book Mules of Love. She co-authored the 1991 book The Courage to Heal about recovery from child sexual abuse. She received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2014 and was elected chancellor of the Academy of American Poets in 2017. Bass taught poetry at Pacific University and has founded poetry programs for people in prison.

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Career highlights

Employers / organisations

  • Pacific University

Notable works

  • The Courage to Heal

Awards & honours (2)

  • Lambda Literary Award
  • Guggenheim Fellowship

Quick answers about Ellen Bass

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Ellen Bass is 79 years old (born June 16, 1947).
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Ellen Bass was born on June 16, 1947.
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Ellen Bass was born in Philadelphia.
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Ellen Bass's zodiac sign is Gemini.
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Ellen Bass is a citizen of United States.
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Ellen Bass is known as poet, non-fiction writer, university teacher, climate activist.

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