Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel

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Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel (December 22, 1918 – April 13, 2007) was a long-time resident of California's Central Valley. Wilma was one of thousands who emigrated from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl years of the mid-1930s.

McDaniel published more than sixteen books of poetry and was the subject of a film documentary by Chris Simon, "Down an Old Road: The Poetic Life of Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel."

Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel (1918 - 2007)

"Right off, I was always (or have always been) some kind of poet. It came with me like the color of my eyes."
Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel

External links

Origination page for Haslam article reproduced above.
Highlights this late Okie Folk poet in images and poetry; also includes a fairly complete bibliography of her work.
Section of the Nevada County (California) Library Website with a unique online collection of works by McDaniel, including several audio recordings of her reading her own work.

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Name	McDaniel, Wilma Elizabeth
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Short description	American writer
Date of birth	December 22, 1918
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Date of death	April 13, 2007
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