Christopher Lirette

Poet

Newark, NJ
New Jersey US
Website: 
christopherlirette.com

Author's Bio

Christopher Lirette, from Chauvin, Louisiana, has been teaching courses on superheroines and poetry at Cornell, but he’s about to move to Atlanta to do something new. His work appears in The Southern Review, PANK, and Hayden’s Ferry. He practices Hung Ga kung fu with his wife, Linda.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Colorado Review
,
Decomp
,
Hayden's Ferry Review
,
Louisville Review
,
Pank
,
Pebble Lake Review
,
Pedestal Magazine
,
Prick of the Spindle
,
Southern Review
,
The Louisiana Review
Prizes won: 

Fulbright Grant, Corson-Browning Poetry Prize (2008, 2009), LUMINA poetry prize honorable mention

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Fluent in: 
English, French
Raised in: 
Chauvin, LA
Louisiana
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Last update: Aug 01, 2012