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Mari L'Esperance

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Mari L'Esperance

Author's Bio

Mari L’Esperance’s poems have appeared in The Beloit Poetry Journal, Many Mountains Moving, Pequod, Salamander, and elsewhere and her work has been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize. A graduate of New York University's Creative Writing Program and a recipient of grants from the New York Times Company Foundation, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, and Hedgebrook, L’Esperance currently lives in Oakland, California, where she works in social services.

Publications and Prizes

Books:
The Darkened Temple (University of Nebraska Press, 2008)
Chapbooks:
Begin Here (Sarasota Poetry Theater Press, 2000)
Prizes:
2007 Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry; 1999 Sarasota Poetry Theatre Press Chapbook Competition

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Listing last updated: September 10, 2008

More Information

Listed as:
Poet
Gives readings?
Yes
Travels for readings?
Yes
Identifies as:
Mixed Race
Prefers to work with:
Adults
Fluent in:
English
Born in:
Kobe, Japan
Raised in:
California, Guam, Japan
Agent:

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