J. D. Whitney
3926 Riverview Drive University of Wisconsin, Marathon County
Wausau, WI 54403-2250 518 S. 7th Avenue
Tel. 715.675.3733 Wausau, WI 54401
Tel. 715.261.6258
E-mail: jdwhitne@uwc.edu
EDUCATION
M. A., 1966 (English Language and Literature), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B. A., 1962 (English) University of Michigan—Dearborn, MI
Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI (1958-1960)
TEACHING
1986-present University of Wisconsin, Marathon County
Professor of English,
n The Literature of Nature (ENG 285)
n American Indian Mythology and Legend (ENG 278)
n Creative Writing (ENG 203/204)
n Introduction to Literature (ENG 250)
n Composition II (ENG 102)
1993-2000 College of the Menominee Nation (Keshena, WI)
Adjunct Professor of English
1980-1986 University of Wisconsin, Marathon County
Associate Professor of English
1973-1980 University of Wisconsin, Marathon County
Assistant Professor of English
1969-1973 University of Wisconsin, Marathon County
Instructor of English
1966-1969 University of Wisconsin—Plateville
Instructor of English
PUBLICATIONS
Collections of Poetry
n What Grandmother Says with introductory note by Gary Snyder. Greensboro, NC: March Street Press, 2001. 71 p.
n What Grandmother Says. Madison, WI: Parallel Press, 2000. 24 p
n sd & done. Greensboro, NC: March Street Press, 1995. 40 p.
n What Grandmother Says. Greensboro, NC: March Street Press, 1994. 23 p.
n & sd. Madison, WI: The Clearing Press, 1990. 24 p.
n sd. Peoria, IL: Spoon River Poetry Press, 1988. 66 p.
n Word of Mouth. La Crosse, WI: Juniper Press, 1986. 64 p.
n Mother. Eau Claire, WI: Red Weather Press, 1981. 12 p.
n Tongues. New Rochelle, NY: The Elizabeth Press, 1976. 16 p.
n Some. Madison, WI: The Never Dismount Press, 1975. 32 p.
n sd. New Rochelle, NY: The Elizabeth Press, 1973. 20 p.
n The Nabisco Warehouse. The Elizabeth Press, 1971. 60 p.
n Tracks. New Rochelle, NY: The Elizabeth Press, 1969. 38 p.
n wu-shih. Platteville, WI: It Press, 1967. 8 p.
n Hello. (2d edition). Detroit: Artists’ Workshop Press, 1967. 25 p.
n Hello. Detroit: Artists’ Workshop Press, 1965. 20 p.
Broadsides
n 6 Poems. Mt. Horeb, WI: The Perishable Press, 1987. Illus. by John Wilde.
n .2 Poems. Milwaukee, WI: Woodland Pattern Center, 1988.
n 2 Poems. Milwaukee, WI: Woodland Pattern Center, 1984.
n 4 Poems. Detroit: Artists’ Workshop Press, 1966. “Free Poems Among Friends.
Literary Magazines
n Poems published in more than 50, including Beloit Poetry Journal, Epoch, Caterpillar, Minnesota Review, Poetry Now, El Corno Emplumado, Elizabeth, Hearse, Apple, Lillabulero, Longhouse, Crazy Horse, Work, Oakwood, Iowa Review, Runes.
Poems in Anthologies
n GRRRRR: A Collection of Poems About Bears. Ed. C. B. Follett. Arctos Press, 1999.
n Wisconsin Poetry. Ed. Bruce Taylor. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1991.
n New Voices in American Poetry. Ed. David Allen Evans. Winthrop Publishing Co., 1973.
n Bear Crossings. Ed. Newman and Suk. New South Co., 1976.
n My Music Bent. Ed. James L. Weil. The Elizabeth Press, 1973.
n The Journey Home. Ed. James Stephens. North Country Press, 1989.
From the Tongue of the Crow. Ed. Allyson Bennett. Wisconsin Review Press, 1987.
Poetry Readings
n University of Colorado, University of Iowa, Lawrence University, Case Western Reserve University, Wayne State University, Northeastern University
n College of the Menominee Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibway Community College
n Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Woodland Pattern Book Center
n University of Michigan, Central Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University
n University of Wisconsin campuses at Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Stevens Point, Whitewater, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Platteville
n University of Wisconsin Colleges campuses at Baraboo, Manitowoc, Fox Valley (Menasha), Medford, Rice Lake, Sheboygan, West Bend, Waukesha, Marathon County (Wausau)
n Several Wisconsin state prisons
n Many Wisconsin schools (K-12) as a participant in the Wisconsin Poets in the Schools Program
n National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered”
Videotapes
n Poets in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin—Green Bay.
n Center for Contemporary Poetry, Murphy Library, University of Wisconsin—La Crosse.
Other
n Three poems architecturally integrated into permanent display, Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee, WI.
Editor
It. 1965-1972. A small magazine of contemporary American poetry, publishing the work of Donald Hall, Robert Bly, David Ignatow, Theodore Enslin, Anselm Hollo, David Franks, William Matthews, and others.
how to dance/sitting down. A commonplace book of the New American writing, a sequence, discrete and not, of some 800 quotations dealing with the process of writing, from the prose and poetry of 50 modern &/or contemporary writers, the roots and branches of the so-called “Black Mountain” or “Projectivist” school. Not likely to be published because of the complexity and expense of securing reprint permissions.
GRANTS/AWARDS
§ Three Pushcart Prize nominations, 2001-2002.
§ National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, 1994.
§ Wisconsin Arts Board Project Grant in support of how to dance/sitting down, 1977.
§ Wisconsin Arts Board Creative Writing Fellowship, 1976
§ Grants from the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines in support of It 1972.
§ Hopwood Award for Poetry, University of Michigan, 1964
§ Arthur M. Kaplan Award, University of Wisconsin Colleges, 2000.
§ University of Wisconsin Colleges, sabbatical, 1999.
§ Professor of the Year Award, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County, 1995.
§ Teaching Excellence Award, University of Wisconsin Centers, 1992.
§ Chancellors’s Award for Exceptional Merit, University of Wisconsin Centers, 1988.
§ Teacher of the Year Award, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County, 1971.
§ University of Wisconsin, Marathon Center Foundation Summer Professional Development Grants, 1982, 1986, 1989.
§ University of Wisconsin Colleges Professional Development Summer Grants, 1987, 1990, 1993..
BIBIOGRAPHICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL LISTINGS
Contemporary Authors
A Directory of American Poets and Writers
Who’s Who in U. S. Writers, Editors, and Poets
Vesta’s Who’s Who in North American Poets
Marquis Who’s Who in America.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
1997-2003 Wisconsin Humanities Council Speakers Bureau
n “Looting or Learning: Non-Indians’ Engagement with Native American Culture, Spiritualities, and Traditions”
n “Frames of Mind: How Our Categories Shape Our Perceptions of the World”
1993 Visiting Humanist Scholar Wisconsin Humanities Council
n “Roots and Seeds” Program: Storytellers (six-part reading and discussion series on American Indian literature)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1983-1989 College for Kids University of Wisconsin Extension
Teacher
1968-1976 (summers) Project Head Start
Teacher
1973-1981 Wisconsin Poets in the Schools Program
Visiting Poet