Heather Holliger, English Instructor at Clark State College, has been teaching in higher education for the past eighteen years and has a background in the nonprofit sector and community arts organizations. She holds an MA in English Teaching and an MFA in Creative Writing. She specializes in composition and rhetoric, writing transfer, contemporary poetry, literary nonfiction, alternative assessment, and culturally responsive pedagogies. A passionate teacher, she is committed to helping her students grow as critical and creative thinkers and gain confidence in their writing voices.
Selected Poems
Published Creative Work
“Dalliance.” Thorn & Bloom: A Literary Magazine 4 (Dec. 2025): 12-13.
“Lilacs.” Hamilton Stone Review 52 (2025).
“Dream Forests” and “Faith.” Human Obscura 6 (2023): 42, 49.
“Bones” and “Quarantine.” Feminist Studies 40.1 (2014): 216.
“The Balloon.” Cold Mountain Review 41.1 (2013): 29.
“Dancing Girl.” SNReview 14.2 (2012): 39-40.
“Corn.” Straightforward Poetry: A Magazine 1 (2012).
“Grace Note.” Sugar Mule 41 (2012): 218.
“Margins.” Split This Rock Poem of the Week Series 12 Nov. 2012.
“Methuselah.” Labletter: Annual Journal of Art & Literature 14 (2012): 34.
“On Constellations.” The Aurorean 17.1 (2012): 47.
“Prayer.” Diverse Voices Quarterly 4.13 (2012): 22.
“Hunger, Blossoms.” Apropos Literary Journal 2.1 (2011).
“Two Poems for J.” Gay and Lesbian Review 16.5 (2009): 25.
“Longing.” Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory. Eds. Miller, Sean, and Shveta Verma. New York: Scriblerus Press, 2008. 172.
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