steve brightman

Poet

akron, OH
Ohio US

Author's Bio

Steve Brightman lives in Akron OH with his wife and their green parrot who rules the roost. He firmly believes that there are only two seasons: winter and baseball...

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Oct Tongue - 1 (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2014)
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Buzzkill: Apocalypse - An End of the World Anthology (NightBallet Press, 2012)
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Lipsmack! A Sampler Platter of Poets from NightBallet Press (NightBallet Press, 2012)
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I Have My Own Song For It: Modern Poems About Ohio (University of Akron Press, Akron Poetry Series, 2003)
Books:
The Circus of His Bones (Spartan Press, 2020)
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The Wild Gospel of Careening and Other Sermons from the Rumble Strip (Red Orchid Publishing, 2015)
Chapbooks:
Leaving the Flatlands to the Amateurs (Alien Buddha Press, 2020)
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History, Too, Is A Simple Machine (NightBallet Press, 2015)
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13 Ways Of Looking At Lou Reed (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2013)
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Absent The (Writing Knights Press, 2013)
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In Brilliant Explosions Alone (NightBallet Press, 2013)
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Like Michelangelo Sorta Said (Poet's Haven, 2013)
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Sometimes, Illinois (NightBallet Press, 2012)
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The Logic of Meteors (Writing Knights Press, 2011)
Journals:
A Trunk of Delirium
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Bear Creek Haiku
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Canto
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Deep Cleveland Junkmail Oracle
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Hessler Street Fair Anthology
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My Favorite Bullet
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Ohio Writer
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Origami Condom
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Poets and Artists
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Pudding Magazine: The International Journal of Applied Poetry
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Scripsit
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Slow Trains
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Sparkbright
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The Basil O'Flaherty
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The Cleveland Review
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The Wild Word
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Words Dance
Prizes won: 

2001 Ohio Writer Magazine: poem of year; two-time Pushcart Prize nominee

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Raised in: 
the northern hemisphere, mostly
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Last update: Dec 10, 2020