Brendan Constantine

Brendan Constantine is a poet based in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in many of the nation’s standards, including Poetry, The Nation, Best American Poetry, Tin House, Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, and Poem-a-Day. His most recent collections are ‘Dementia, My Darling’ (2016) from Red Hen Press and ‘Bouncy Bounce’ (2018) a chapbook from Blue Horse Press. New work can be found or is forthcoming in the Washington Square Review, Rosebud, and the anthology Last Call 2.0: Poems on Alcoholism, Addiction and Deliverance from Sarabande Books.  He has received support and commissions from the Getty Museum, James Irvine Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. A popular performer, Brendan has presented his work to audiences throughout the U.S. and Europe, also appearing on NPR's All Things Considered, TED ED, numerous podcasts, and YouTube.  Brendan currently teaches at the Windward School and, since 2017, has been developing poetry workshops for people with Aphasia and traumatic brain injuries.