Poet
Publications & Prizes
Anthologies:
Political Punch: The Poetics of Identity (Sundress Publications, 2016)
, The Doll Collection (Terrapin Books, 2016)
, Veils, Halos, and Shackles: International Poetry on the Oppression and Empowerment of Women (Kasva Press, 2016)
, St. Peter’s B-list: Contemporary Poems Inspired by the Saints (Ave Maria Press, 2014)
, Death Poems (Weiser Books, 2013)
, Women Write Resistance (Hyacinth Girl Press, 2013)
, A Face to Meet the Faces (University of Akron Press, 2012)
Books:
No Confession, No Mass (University of Nebraska Press, 2015)
, In the Human Zoo (University of Utah Press, 2011)
, The Body Is No Machine (New Issues Press, 2007)
Journals:
Adrienne
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, Apalachee Review
, Atlanta Review
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, Connotation Press: An Online Artifact
, Crab Orchard Review
, , , Ellipsis
, Extract(s)
, Georgetown Review
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, , Revolution House
, Rhino Magazine
, , , , , Spoon River Poetry Review
, , The Account
, The Ledge
, , Unsplendid
, Prizes won:
2016 Publishing Triangle Audre Lorde Award; 2014 Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry;
2011 Tor House Prize for Poetry;
2011 Third Coast Poetry Contest;
2010 Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize, University of Utah Press;
2010 49th Parallel Poetry Award, Bellingham Review;
2010 Mérida Fellowship Award, U.S. Poets in Mexico;
2009 Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize;
2008 Devil’s Kitchen Reading Award in Poetry, Southern Illinois University Carbondale;
2008 Fourth-Ever Poetry Contest, Black Warrior Review;
2008 Poetry Award, The Ledge;
2008 Grand Prize, The Taste ‘Test, Virginia Arts of the Book Center;
2008 Poetry Prize, Ellipsis
More Information
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Identifies as:
Asian American, Feminist, LGBTQ, Mixed Race
Prefers to work with:
Adults, Any, At Risk Youth, LGBTQ, Naturalists/Environmentalists, Incarcerated individuals, Teachers, Teenagers, Veterans
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Last update: Aug 13, 2016