alyssa hanna

Poet

Phone:

516-238-2133

Email:

alyssasparrowhanna@gmail.com

Website:

alyssawaking.tumblr.com

Twitter:

@alyssawaking

Author's Bio

adopted from birth. diagnosed: adhd, bipolar, ptsd. always shortlisted, never a winner.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:

Anti-Heroin Chic

Ghost City Review

Naugatuck River Review

Occulum

Orange Blossom Review

Orson's Review

Picaroon Poetry

Pidgeonholes

Reed Magazine

Remington Review

Rising Phoenix Review

Roanoke Review

Rogue Agent

Rust + Moth

The Bookends Review

Prizes won:

Pushcart Prize nominee, James Wright finalist, The Hellebore scholarship semi-finalist, Top 20 in Cider Press Review's full length manuscript contest, short-listed for the finalists for Glass Poetry's chapbook series.

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Sylvia Plath, Sapphire, Naomi Shihab Nye, Louise Glück, Lillian-Yvonne Betram, Marie Howe

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Disabled, Feminist, Mixed Race, White

Prefers to work with:

Adults, Any, At Risk Youth, Children, Disability, Illness/Wellness, Incarcerated individuals, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Naturalists/Environmentalists, Seniors, Teachers, Teenagers, Veterans, Women

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Maine

Raised in:

Wantagh, NY

New York

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Last update: May 24, 2019