Amber Flora Thomas

Poet

Washington, NC
North Carolina US

Author's Bio

Amber Flora Thomas is the recipient of several major poetry awards, including the Dylan Thomas American Poet Prize, Richard Peterson Prize and Ann Stanford Prize. Her published work includes EYE OF WATER: POEMS (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005) which won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, THE RABBITS COULD SING: POEMS (University of Alaska Press, 2012), and RED CHANNEL IN THE RUPTURE (Red Hen Press, 2018). Most recently, her poetry has appeared in Colorado Review, Zyzzyva, Callaloo, Orion Magazine, and numerous other journals and anthologies. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the East Carolina University. She was born and raised in northern California.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Cloud View Poets: An Anthology -- Master Classes with David St. John (Arctos Press, 2005)
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Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem's First Decade (University of Michigan Press, 2005)
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Runes, A Review of Poetry (Rune Press, 2005)
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Southern California Anthology (University of Southern California Press, 2002)
Book:
Eye of Water (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005)
Journals: , ,
Clackamas Literary Review
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Columbia Poetry Review
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Sycamore Review
Prizes won: 

Cave Canem Poetry Prize Ann Stanford Poetry Prize Dylan Thomas American Poet Prize Richard Peterson Poetry Prize Rella Lossy Poetry Prize

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
African American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
San Francisco, CA
California
Raised in: 
Mendocino, CA
California
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Last update: Jan 30, 2024