Elvis Alves

Poet

New York , NY
New York US
Email: 
[email protected]
Website: 
www.elvisalves.com
Twitter/X: 
@Eoalves

Author's Bio

Elvis Alves (www.elvisalves.com) was born in Guyana and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He is a graduate of Colgate University and Princeton Theological Seminary. His work has appeared in several journals and magazines including Poetry Magazine, Sojourners, Transition, Caribbean Writer Journal, and The Applicant. Elvis is a Pushcart Prize nominated poet. He is the author of Bitter Melon (2013), Ota Benga (2017), I Am No Battlefield But A Forest Of Trees Growing (winner of the Jacopone da Todi Poetry Book Prize) (2018), Black/White: We Are Not Panic (Pandemic) Free (2020), Blackfish (2022), and This Is What I Know (2023). His latest book is Exile Is Home (2025). 

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Caribbean Writer
,
Heavy Bear
,
Rufous Salon
,
Small Axe
,
St. Somewhere Journal
,
StepAway Magazine
,
The Applicant
,
The New Vilna Review
,
The Shine Journal
,
Tongues of the Ocean
Prizes won: 

1.I Am No Battlefield But A Forest Of Trees Growing, winner of the Jacopone da Todi poetry book prize (2018), sponsored by Francisan University Press, Steubenville, Ohio. 

2.Poetic Justice Editor's Prize, Fordham University, 2025-Finalist

3.Betsy Hotel Writer's Room Residency, 2026-Recipient

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
African American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Guyana
Raised in: 
Brooklyn, NY
New York
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Last update: Jul 14, 2026