Roberta Spear (Sept 26, 1948 in Hanford, California – April 3, 2003) was an American poet.
Life Robertal Spear was born Sept 26, 1948 in Hanford California. She spent her early years in the Central Valley of California, graduating from Hanford High School. She earned a BA and MA from California State University, Fresno.
Spear published three books of poetry: The Pilgrim Among Us (1991), Taking to Water (1984), and Silks (1980). Her work appeared in Field, Ploughshares, Poetry, and The Missouri Review. She lived in Fresno, California. She died April 3, 2003.
Awards Ingram Merrill Fellowship 1979 National Poetry Series
Works "The Workout", The Atlantic, December 2002 "Conversions", Ploughshares, Winter 1988
Talking to Water (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1985)
Anthologies
References
External links "Roberta Spear (1948-2003)", The Washington Post, June 1, 2003