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| − | '''Orma McCormick''', a [[Detroit]]-area [[fan]] and [[poet]], was a member of the [[Misfits]] and the [[N3F]]. | + | '''Orma McCormick''', a [[Detroit]]-area [[fan]] and [[poet]], was a member of the [[Misfits]] and the [[N3F]]. In the 1950s, she [[published]] ''[[Starlanes]]'', an [[sf]] [[poetry]] [[fanzine]], with [[Nan Gerding]]. She was [[poetry]] [[editor]] of [[Ray C. Higgs]]' fanzine ''[[Arion]]'' and a contributor to many others. |
| − | + | In 1951, she was named the Poet Laureate of the [[National Fantasy Fan Federation]]. She was active at least to the mid-1960s. | |
In [[mundania]], her poetry appeared in ''Selected American Poets'', an anthology of modern verse, and she was included in ''Who's Who in American Poetry Today''. | In [[mundania]], her poetry appeared in ''Selected American Poets'', an anthology of modern verse, and she was included in ''Who's Who in American Poetry Today''. | ||
| + | [https://isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?217437 Bibliography at ISFDB. ] | ||
| − | {{person | born=1906|died=1988}} | + | {{fanzines}} |
| + | *''[[Arion]]'' [1953–54] (with [[Racy Higgs]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Starlanes]]'' [1951–61] (with [[Nan Gerding]]) | ||
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| + | * 1951 — [[N3F]] Poet Laureate | ||
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| + | {{person | born=1906|died=1988|locale=Detroit, MI}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:12, 12 March 2024
(May 26, 1906 – July 20, 1988)
Orma McCormick, a Detroit-area fan and poet, was a member of the Misfits and the N3F. In the 1950s, she published Starlanes, an sf poetry fanzine, with Nan Gerding. She was poetry editor of Ray C. Higgs' fanzine Arion and a contributor to many others.
In 1951, she was named the Poet Laureate of the National Fantasy Fan Federation. She was active at least to the mid-1960s.
In mundania, her poetry appeared in Selected American Poets, an anthology of modern verse, and she was included in Who's Who in American Poetry Today.
- Arion [1953–54] (with Racy Higgs)
- Starlanes [1951–61] (with Nan Gerding)
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1951 — N3F Poet Laureate
| Person | 1906—1988 |
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