Henrietta Goodman is an American

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, author of three poetry collections, most recently, ''All That Held Us'' (

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, 2018). Her first book, ''Take What You Want'' (

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, 2007), won the

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Honors and awards

* 2007

, for ''Take What You Want'' * Individual Artist Fellowship from the Montana Arts Council * Fishtrap Fellowship * residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts * 2001; 2002 Marjorie Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency

Published works

Full-Length Poetry Collections * ''All That Held Us'' (

, 2018) * ''Hungry Moon'' (Mountain West Poetry Series,

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References

External links

Audio: Henrietta Goodman Reading for Fishousepoems.org

Poem: ''poets.org'' > "Gretel" by Henrietta Goodman

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100107013357/http://www.guernicamag.com/poetry/957/canada/ Poem: ''Guernica'' > April 2009 > ''Canada'' by Henrietta Goodman {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Henrietta Year of birth missing (living people) Living people University of Montana alumni People from Gastonia, North Carolina Poets from North Carolina American women poets Writers from Missoula, Montana Poets from Montana 21st-century American women