Alarie Tennille

Poet

Kansas City, MO 64113

Author's Bio

Alarie Tennille (alariepoet.com) was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, and graduated from the University of Virginia in the first class admitting women. She still misses the ocean, but loves the writing community she’s found in Kansas City. Alarie serves on the Emeritus Board of The Writers Place. Alarie is the author of a poetry collection, Running Counterclockwise (Aldrich Press, 2014) and of a chapbook, Spiraling into Control. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including The Whirlybird Anthology of Kansas City Writers, Margie, Poetry East, Coal City Review, English Journal, Wild Goose Poetry Review, I-70 Review, and Southern Women’s Review.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
The Whirlybird Anthology of Kansas City Writers (Whirlybird Press, 2012)
Book:
Running Counterclockwise (Kelsay Books, 2014)
Chapbook:
Spiraling into Control (Lives You Touch Publications, 2010)
Journals:
Coal City Review
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Kentucky Review
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Little Balkans Review
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Margie
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Rusty Truck
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Short, Fast, and Deadly
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Southern Women's Review
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The Mid-America Poetry Review
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The Orange Room Review
,
Touch: The Journal of Healing
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Untitled Country Review
Prizes won: 

Honorable Mention for Running Counterclockwise from Brick Road Poetry Press in their 2013 poetry book contest

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Portsmouth
Raised in: 
Portsmouth, VA
Virginia
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Last update: Jul 14, 2014