Irene Willis
c.1929 - January 3, 2026
General Information
Bio
Irene Willis (c.1929-2026) Poet. Irene Willis was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She was the author of several collections of poetry, and for one year, she was the poet laureate of New Jersey.
Full Name
Irene Willis
Locations
Chautauqua•New York•St. Lawrence
Author's Timeline
c.1929
Birth
New York County
Irene Willis was born in Manhattan, New York, around 1929.
Irene Willis was born in Manhattan, New York, around 1929.
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Other Life Event
St. Lawrence County
Ms. Willis attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.
Ms. Willis attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.
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Other Life Event
Chautauqua County
Ms. Willis received a B.S. in Education from State University of New York at Fredonia, New York.
Ms. Willis received a B.S. in Education from State University of New York at Fredonia, New York.
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Other Life Event
New York County
Ms. Willis received a master of arts and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from New York University.
Ms. Willis received a master of arts and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from New York University.
1995
Literary Work
They Tell Me You Danced
University Press of Florida
0813013585 / 978-0813013589
Collection of poetry.
University Press of Florida
0813013585 / 978-0813013589
Collection of poetry.
2005
Literary Work
At the Fortune Cafe
Snake Nation Press
0975484346 / 978-0975484340
Collection of poetry. Awarded the 2005 Violet Reed Haas Poetry Prize by Snake Nation Press.
Snake Nation Press
0975484346 / 978-0975484340
Collection of poetry. Awarded the 2005 Violet Reed Haas Poetry Prize by Snake Nation Press.
2009
Literary Work
Those Flames
Bay Oak Publishers
0980087449 / 978-0980087444
Collection of poetry.
Bay Oak Publishers
0980087449 / 978-0980087444
Collection of poetry.
2014
Literary Work
Reminder
WordTech Communications LLC
1625490909 / 978-1625490902
Collection of poetry.
WordTech Communications LLC
1625490909 / 978-1625490902
Collection of poetry.
2018
Literary Work
Rehearsal
Ipbooks
1949093018 / 978-1949093018
Collection of poetry.
Ipbooks
1949093018 / 978-1949093018
Collection of poetry.
2021
Literary Work
Green Dialogue
Ipbooks
1949093743 / 978-1949093742
Collection of poetry.
Ipbooks
1949093743 / 978-1949093742
Collection of poetry.
2022
Literary Work
Allow Me: New and Selected Poems
Ipbooks
1956864172 / 978-1956864175
Collection of poetry.
Ipbooks
1956864172 / 978-1956864175
Collection of poetry.
2023
Literary Work
And Another Thing: Poems
Ipbooks
1956864474 / 978-1956864472
Collection of poetry.
Ipbooks
1956864474 / 978-1956864472
Collection of poetry.
2026
Death
Irene Willis died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on January 3, 2026.
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