Edward Currelley

Poet, Fiction Writer

Author's Bio

EDWARD D. CURRELLEY  

 Author and artist is widely anthologized. Publications include but are not limited to 2018 HVCCA (MOCA) anthology,” Between I & Thou”, 2019 Hudson Valley MOCA anthology “Death is Irrelevant”, Mom Egg Review, Dove Tales International Journal of the Arts “Empathy in Art, Embracing the Other” 2018 published by Writing for Peace & Colgate University Research Council. Dove Tales anthology “One World, One People”2019 published by Writing for Peace. Sling Magazine, and Metaphor Magazine #5. He is also a contributor to the online publication The Peace Correspondent. His poem “I America” appears in Split This Rock, as part of their Poems of Resistance, Power & Resilience. His performance piece “The Plea” is currently featured in the Studio Theater in Exile exhibit “Climbing the Walls”. His poems have been published in multiple National Beat Poetry Foundation anthologies. He is a Pushcart Prize Nominee and is the author of “In Two Parts” (Hieroglyphs/Prima Facie) as well as two children’s books. He holds a seat on the board of Poets Network & Exchange, Inc. and is an advisor for The Bronx Book Fair. He is also an affiliate member of The New York State Bar Association and a volunteer legal advocate in the fields of human rights, cultural discrimination, housing rights, LGBTQ, Ageism, and employment discrimination. He is listed with Poets & Writers as an American poet and author and resides in New York. 

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Anthologies:
Dove Tales "Empathy in Art: Embracing the Other" (Colgate University Press, 2018)
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Writing the Walls: Between I and Thou (Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, 2018)
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DoveTales: Family and Cultural Identity (Colgate University Press, 2016)
Journals:
DoveTales
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Sling Magazine

Poetry

Anthologies:
DoveTales: Refugees and the Displaced (Colgate University Press, 2017)
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Metaphor Issue 5 (CreateSpace, 2016)
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DoveTales: Nature (Colgate University Press, 2014)
Book:
In Two Parts - HIEROGLYPHS / PRIMA FACIE (Barnes & Noble Publishing, 2024)
Journals:
DoveTales
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HIV Here & Now
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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
James Baldwin Truman Capote Gwendolyn Brooks John Irving Langston Hughes
What I'm reading now: 
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
African American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
New York
Raised in: 
New York, NY
New York
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Last update: Jan 09, 2025