Tova Gardner

Author's Bio

I was born and raised in St. Paul, MN in a Jewish family who loves the arts. At eighteen I immigrated to Israel. I read and write in both Hebrew and English. I give workshops and readings in Israel and in the United States. I am the poetry editor of two online magazines; The Arava Review and Binge.

Publications and Prizes

Journals:

2 River Review, California Quarterly, Dislocate Literary Journal, Global Tapestry Journal, Mare Nostrum, New Vilna Review, Obsessed With Pipework, Poetica Magazine, SNReview, The Adirondack Review, The November 3rd Club

Prizes:

Artist Grant 2008 and 2009 from The Vermont Studio.

Personal Favorites

What I'm Reading Now:

Open Closed Open by Yehuda Amichai, Fidelity by Grace Paley, Dear Darkness by Kevin Young

Favorite Books:

Jane Eyre, Summer, Another Country, Narrative Of The Life Of Fredrick Douglass, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, Black Elk Speaks, The Lover, On The Way To Rainy Mountain, A Farewell To Arms

Favorite Authors:

Yehuda Amichai, Kevin Young, The Bronte Sisters, Edith Wharton, Grace Paley, Marguerite Duras, Lucille Clifton, Louise Erdrich

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Listing last updated: April 2, 2010

More Information

Listed as:

Poet

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Identifies as:

Israeli American

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English