13 Facts About Tess Gallagher

Tess Gallagher was born on 1943 and is an American poet, essayist, and short story writer.

Tess Gallagher studied with poet-intellectual Theodore Roethke in the University of Washington, earning both a bachelor's and a master's degree in English.

Tess Gallagher attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she made films.

In November 1977 Tess Gallagher met Raymond Carver, a short story writer and poet, at a writers' conference in Dallas, Texas and their relationship very much influenced her literary work, which included helping to edit and publish his writing.

In 1980, the two moved to Syracuse, New York, where Tess Gallagher had been appointed the coordinator of the creative writing program at Syracuse University; Carver taught as a professor in the English department.

In 1988, six weeks prior to his death, Carver and Tess Gallagher married in Reno, Nevada.

Tess Gallagher spends part of her time living in a cottage in County Sligo, Ireland, and has a long-time Irish partner.

Tess Gallagher wrote Moon Crossing Bridge, a collection of love poems dedicated to Raymond Carver, who died in 1988.

Tess Gallagher published the essay "Instead of Dying" in The Sun Magazine about Raymond Carver's life.

Tess Gallagher wrote the book of poetry Boogie-Woogie Crisscross in collaboration with Lawrence Matsuda.

The collaboration started when Alfredo Arreguin, Tess Gallagher's friend, gave her poetry by Lawrence Matsuda's about World War II and Japanese who were imprisoned in camp Minidoka located in the western United States.

Tess Gallagher helped Lawrence Matsuda to find a publisher for the poetry about Minidoka and this was how their literary friendship began.

Tess Gallagher has taught at various institutions including St Lawrence University, University of Montana, University of Arizona, Syracuse University, Bucknell University, and Whitman College.