Pat Schneider

Pat Schneider, a poet, teacher, and prose writer, was born Patricia Vought on June 1, 1934, near the Ozark Mountains. Schneider is the author of ten books of poetry and nonfiction, as well as both plays that have been shown in three hundred productions and libretti, such as The Lament of Michal, which was performed at Carnegie Hall. Her poetry collections include The Weight of Love (Negative Capability Press, 2019); Another River: New and Selected Poems (Amherst Writers and Artists Press, 2005); and Long Way Home (Amherst Writers and Artists Press, 1993). Her prose works include How the Light Gets In: Writing as a Spiritual Practice (Oxford University Press, 2013); Writing Alone and with Others (Oxford University Press, 2003); and Wake Up Laughing: A Spiritual Autobiography (Negative Capability Press, 1997). Schneider died on August 10, 2020, in Amherst, Massachusetts. (Source)