Cati Porter

Author's Bio

A native southern Californian, Cati Porter is the founder and editor of the online literary journals Poemeleon: A Journal of Poetry (www.poemeleon.org) and Inlandia: A Literary Journey (www.inlandiajournal.org). She serves as a member of the Advisory Council for the Inlandia Insitute, a regionally-focused literary nonprofit, chairs their Publications and Literary Laureate Selection Committees, and leads their Ontario-based multi-genre creative writing workshop. She holds an MFA from Antioch University, Los Angeles.

Publications and Prizes

Books:

Seven Floors Up (Mayapple Press, 2008)

Chapbooks:

what Desire makes of us (Ahadada Books, 2011), (al)most delicious (Dancing Girl Press, Chicago, 2010), small fruit songs (Pudding House Publications, 2008)

Anthologies:

Letters to the World: Poems from the Women's Poetry Listserv (Red Hen Press, 2008), White Ink: Poems on Mothers and Motherhood (Demeter Press, 2008), Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel -- Second Floor (No Tell Books, 2007)

Journals:

Banyan Review, Crab Creek Review, Fringe Magazine, kaleidowhirl, Literary Mama, MannequinEnvy, Mosaic, No Tell Motel, Poetry Midwest, Poetry Southeast, Pomona Valley Review, Smartish Pace, SNReview, So to Speak, Sunspinner, Umbrella, Vermilion Literary Project, Whale Sound, Wicked Alice

Prizes:

Individual poems: “Miss Carriage”, First Place Winner, So to Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art's annual poetry contest, 2010; “Greed”, Finalist, Crab Creek Review's annual Poetry Contest, 2010; “The origin of Desire,” “having at last left Desire behind” and “Angry Poem”: Top Five Finalists for Days 1, 6, & 19 respectively: Writers’ Digest/Poetic Asides Blog NaPoWriMo Poem-a-Day Challenge, 2009; “Administering My Dog’s Cancer Therapy, I Think about My Sons”: Winner, Gravity & Light Poetry Contest, 2006; “Where She Is” was shortlisted for The Binnacle (University of Maine, Machias) Ultra Short Competition, 2006. Books: Seven Floors Up, nominated by the publisher for Academy of American Poets’ William Carlos Williams Award and The Poetry Society of America’s Lenore Marshall Prize, 2008. My Skies of Small Horses (in manuscript), semi-finalist for Elixir Press's Antivenom Prize, 2010, and Elixir Press Poetry Prize, 2010 & 2011.

Cati Porter Resume

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Listing last updated: November 10, 2011

More Information

Listed as:

Poet

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Any

Born in:

Southern California, CA

Raised in:

Southern California, CA

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