Allison Hedge Coke Prolific Poet Ahani Radio Wave Mama Joe Hipp Championship Tribute Organizer

Allison Hedge Coke is not only one of the colossal literary figures of Canada but also a prominent poet of her generation. She is presently working in the English Department of the Nebraska University as Associate Professor of Poetry and Creative Writing. Recently, she has published a book with the name “Ahani” and it has become quite popular. Coke in her literary career has edited some writings like “They Wanted Children”, “From The Field”, “Coming to Life” etc. These are all compilation of poems written by students hailing from diverse ethnic groups. Apart from that, she has also edited some famous works such as Radio Wave Mama, Voices of Thunder, and Working Clans etc.


Allison Hedge Coke has initiated a mentorship project online for enhancing the writing skill of young writers. She has also organized some workshops, presentations and seminars for nourishing the young talents. Coke was hailed with the title of “Mentor of the Year” in the year 2001 because of her contribution and perseverance. She is also credited with organizing some notable events like High Plains Bookfest, Joe Hipp Championship Tribute etc. Coke hogged the limelight with the publication of her famous free verse play “Blood Run”. This verse drama is replete with brilliant artistic touches, outstanding dramatic monologues and seamless narration. Here she emphasizes on the need of purification that can only help this world to evade the inevitable catastrophic incident known as doomsday.

The writing style of Allison Hedge Coke is starkly different from other contemporary writers. Unconventional use of language, concise but pithy description and absolute control over lyric are some of the common features of the writing style of Allison Hedge Coke. Her writing style shatters the barrier between prose and poetry. As a matter of fact, her literary composition wavers between the border of realism and fantasy. Hence the readers can get the feel of an unusual ambience in her works. The seamless blending of historical elements and mythological characters in her writing has put her in a different league of writers.

“Off Season City Pipe from Coffeehouse Press” brought Allison Hedge Coke the coveted title “Writer of the Year in Poetry”. “Dog Road Woman”, which is a compilation of some of her brilliant poems, grabbed the prestigious “American Book Award” in the year 1998. As she became one of the prominent figures of literature, she won the nomination for the coveted Pushcart Award in the year 1999. Allison Hedge Coke