A Tribute to Jane Mead
Thank you to everyone who turned out to celebrate Jane at the tribute. HERE is a link to the full recording of the event, in case you missed it!
Our beloved Jane Mead was an extraordinary poet, the author of seven collections of poems, including To the Wren: Collected and New Poems 1991-2019.
Jane’s work received much critical praise and she was the recipient of many awards and fellowships such as from The Guggenheim Foundation, the Lannan, and the Whiting Foundation. Her book, World of Made and Unmade, was long-listed for the National Book Award and was a finalist for both the Griffin International Poetry Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
Jane was an adored teacher and mentor at various colleges, including Colby, Washington University, the Iowa Writers Workshop, and Drew University. For many years she was poet-in-residence at Wake Forest University. With Jan Weissmiller she co-owned Prairie Lights Books, in Iowa City.
Jane devoted her life to poetry, to the wilderness, to animals. She was an advocate for the environment. For many years Jane managed her family’s farm in Napa, California. She is deeply missed by her extended family, her friends, colleagues, and former students.
“Love is a ticket, whatever love is.
And to where I could not say.”
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