Alpay K. Ulku

Author's Bio

Alpay Ulku's first book of poem's is Meteorology (BOA Editions; foreword by Yusef Komunyakaa), which was selected as an "Notable Debut" by the Academy of American Poets book club. Alpay received an MFA from the University of Iowa's Writer's Workshop and a BA from the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands. Alpay works as a technical writer and business analyst in Chicago, where he lives with his wife, the writer and organization superhero, Anne-Marie Gallagher, and their two boys, Snapdragon and Lickedy-split. You can visit Anne-Marie's website at www.organizationquest.com

Publications and Prizes

Books:

Meteorology (BOA Editions Limited, 1999)

Anthologies:

City of the Big Shoulders: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry (University of Iowa Press, 2012), American Poetry: The Next Generation (CMU Press, 2000)

Journals:

Agni, American Poetry Review, Antioch Review, Atlanta Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Black Warrior Review, Boulevard, Canary River Review, Cavalier Literary Couture, Crazyhorse, Cream City Review, Epoch, Fiddlehead, Gettysburg Review, Grain Magazine, Hayden's Ferry Review, Literary Review, Malahat Review, Northwest Review, Ploughshares, Poetry Daily, Prairie Journal, Prism International, Shankpainter, Sonora Review, The New York Quarterly, Witness

Prizes:

Alpay has received grants from the Illinois Arts Council, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provicetown, the Iowa Arts Council, the Edna St.Vincent Millay Colony, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Alpay's poem, "Three Rivers," was selected by Slate.com senior editor Michael Agger for inclusion in its Best Valentine’s Day poems feature in February 2011, and his poem "The Stiller of Atoms," was selected by The Penn Center for the Book's Public Poetry Project in 2012. The project will create a poster of "The Stiller of Atoms" and distribute 1,500 copies free to schools, libraries, cultural centers, and cafes throughout Pennsylvania.

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Listing last updated: October 2, 2012

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Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

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